People are secretive when they have secrets.

- Deb Caletti, The Secret Life of Prince Charming

For I did not want him to see, or to question me, for here contains already secrets, and my secrets are my fortune and my sanity.

- Sebastian Barry, The Secret Scripture

Some secrets are better left at that -as secrets.

- Candace Bushnell, One Fifth Avenue

Anyone who'd ever kept a secret could tell you, the bigger the secret, the more draining it was to carry around with you. Every second, of every minute, of every day, lying to the people around you. Waiting for the inevitable moment that the truth would come out and you would have to deal with the fallout.It was exhausting.

- Violet Cross, Survivors: Secrets

Love is the key, love is the secret.

- Osho, The Secret of Secrets

This is the secret of the golden flower: if the heart can die the flower will bloom, die as you are so you can be reborn.

- Osho, The Secret of Secrets

Secrets affect you more than you’d think. You lie to keep them hidden. You steer talk away from them. You worry someone’ll discover yours and tell the world. You think you are in charge of the secret, but isn’t it the secret who’s actually using you?

- David Mitchell, Black Swan Green

Some secrets are meant to stay secret forever.

- Liane Moriarty, The Husband's Secret

A secret note is secret. There is no reason to sign it.

- Lemony Snicket, Who Could That Be at This Hour?

Secrets, secrets, secrets. People are filled to the brim with them if you look closely.

- Sarah Pinborough, Behind Her Eyes