E. M. Forster believed people know novel characters better than they know each other, as characters' true natures are visible while human secrets create isolation.
MY HUSBAND'S REAL WIFE CAME TO OUR HOUSE LAST NIGHT - I HAD NO IDEA Chapter 1:
She looked calm, poised, and strangely familiar like the kind of woman you see once in a wedding magazine and never forget. She wore a plain blue gown and carried a small overnight bag.
People Are Sharing The Shocking Secrets They Uncovered That They Weren't Supposed To Know
"My sister told me that she felt bad for our pastor, who just went through a divorce... she told me she slept with him because he was so sad and she wanted to comfort him."