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Sometimes we don't do things we want to do so that others won't know we want to do them.
— Ivy Walker · The Village
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Our reading
An editorial 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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