I feel that if I kept it secret it might grow in my mind (as poisonous…

Oscar Wilde
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I feel that if I kept it secret it might grow in my mind (as poisonous things grow in the dark) and take its place with the other terrible thoughts that gnaw me ✨ Oscar Wilde (1962). The letters of Oscar Wilde
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I feel that if I kept it secret it might grow in my mind (as poisonous things grow in the dark) and take its place with the other terrible thoughts that gnaw me ✨ Oscar Wilde (1962). The letters of Oscar Wilde

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