Every family has its joys and its horrors, but however great they may be, it's hard for an outsider's eye to see them; they are a secret. And he thought nature itself had given man this capacity for lying, that even in difficult moments of spiritual strain he might be able to hide the secrets of his nest as the fox and the wild duck do....
Anton Chekhov - Difficult People
Difficult People
Anton Chekhov
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Every family has its joys and its horrors, but however great they may be, it's hard for an outsider's eye to see them; they are a secret. And he thought nature itself had given man this capacity for lying, that even in difficult moments of spiritual strain he might be able to hide the secrets of his nest as the fox and the wild duck do.