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Secrets affect you more than you’d think. You lie to keep them hidden. You steer talk away from them. You worry someone’ll discover yours and tell the world. You think you are in charge of the secret, but isn’t it the secret who’s actually using you?

David Mitchell

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David Mitchell
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: January 12
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