A woven basket tipped over a red apple, with red light glowing at the gap, on a charcoal background.

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Ivy Walker

Sometimes we don't do things we want to do so that others won't know we want to do them.

— The Village

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

People sometimes hold back from what they want purely so no one can tell they want it. This admits a quiet kind of self-protection, hiding desire behind restraint. It seems a little backward, yet the speaker treats it as an ordinary human habit.

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