Once Upon a Secret Quotes

“Sometimes all we want is for another person to hear us.”
― Mimi Alford, Once Upon a Secret: My Affair with President John F. Kennedy and Its Aftermath

“But I realize now that a pivotal moment isn't necessarily the most joyful or memorable one; it is often just the moment that reverberates most powerfully.”
― Mimi Alford, Once Upon a Secret: My Affair with President John F. Kennedy and Its Aftermath

“It's possible that in holding back the full truth of who I was, I was also holding back myself, which shut me off from experiencing the thrill of falling in love. That's just one of the many ways my secret has cost me. I wouldn't wish it on anyone.”
― Mimi Alford, Once Upon a Secret: My Affair with President John F. Kennedy and Its Aftermath

“I am proof that if we’re lucky, we emerge from our mistakes as wiser, stronger, better people—and if we’re extremely lucky, happier people.”
― Mimi Alford, Once Upon a Secret: My Affair with President John F. Kennedy and Its Aftermath

“I knew what the poet Kim Rosen meant when she wrote, “When you welcome what you’ve been running from, your life is no longer shaped by trying to avoid it.” My secret was not buried. It wasn’t a secret at all. It was simply a fact from my past.”
― Mimi Alford, Once Upon a Secret: My Affair with President John F. Kennedy and Its Aftermath

“mutual loving confrontation” is the key to”
― Mimi Alford, Once Upon a Secret: My Affair with President John F. Kennedy and Its Aftermath

“Principle number one was that human sexuality is a sacred gift and must be exercised with great care. Sex is not a game. Principle number two was that God is not a prude. He doesn’t want to rob us of pleasure, but promiscuity destroys relationships. Someone always gets hurt. Principle number three asserted that the deepest desire of the human spirit is for intimacy. Sex without intimacy is not faithfulness.”
― Mimi Alford, Once Upon a Secret: My Affair with President John F. Kennedy and Its Aftermath

“To Mimi,” he wrote, “with warmest regards and deep appreciation.” He was smiling when he gave it to me. “Only you and I know what that really means,” he said.”
― Mimi Alford, Once Upon a Secret: My Affair with President John F. Kennedy and Its Aftermath

“When someone listens to you, they may not realize it but they're giving you a great gift: They're making room for your voice.”
― Mimi Alford, Once Upon a Secret: My Affair with President John F. Kennedy and Its Aftermath