Success usually occurs in private, while failure occurs in full view.

—Jill Shalvis in The Sweetest Thing

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About Jill Shalvis

Jill Shalvis is an American author of contemporary romance novels, including the Lucky Harbor series.

More quotations from Jill Shalvis

Doesn't everyone deserve their own version of a happily-ever-after?

—Jill Shalvis in Second Chance Summer

Just when you think you’ve hit rock bottom, someone will hand you a shovel.

—Jill Shalvis in Simply Irresistible

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Most people would say I'm pretty cold, but I think of it more as… private. People are always saying "how are you?" to each other, and I guess I don't see why I should answer such a personal question for just anyone.

—Amie Kaufman in Illuminae

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Money… buys privacy, silence. The less money you have, the noisier it is; the thinner your walls, the closer your neighbors.… The first thing you notice when you step into the house or apartment of a rich person is how quiet it is.

—Fran Lebowitz

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Some secrets are meant to stay secret forever.

—Liane Moriarty in The Husband's Secret

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When a poor man knocks at your door and says, "I'm hungry," and your first thought is Why can't you get a job?, you've invaded his privacy. Why would you need to know why he can't get a job? He didn't come to discuss his inabilities or bad habits; he came to discuss his hunger. If you want to do something about it, feed him.

—Rabbi Manis Friedman

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Whatever games are played with us, we must play no games with ourselves, but deal in our privacy with the last honesty and truth.

—Ralph Waldo Emerson

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