The Hardest things in Life The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of, because words diminish them-Words shrink things that seemed limitless when they were in your head, to no more than living size when they were brought out-But it’s more than that isn’t it? The most important things lie too close to wherever your secret heart is buried, like landmarks to a treasure your enemies would love to steal away-And you may make revelations that cost you dearly only to have people look at you in a funny way, not understanding what you have said at all, or why you thought it was so important that you almost cried while you were saying it.That’s the worst I think.When the secret stays locked within not for want of a teller but for want of an understanding ear.Sarah Potter...
