Sheer peach fabric draped over a small stack of colorful gift boxes with a gold coin on top.

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Ann Newton

The ones that say they don't want anything, always get more in the end.

— Shadow of a Doubt  ·  1943

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker observes that people who say they want nothing often end up receiving more than others.

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