Often, when the truth is out, it's not nearly as consequential as you imagined it to be. Even though there might be some initial drama around it, it's usually more comfortable and a relief to have it out. We make so much of things in our head, you know?
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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce
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