"My most intimate secrets? Well, if I told you those, they wouldn't be secrets now, would they? Seriously, though, I don't have too many secrets. I'm a very open and honest person, sometimes too honest for my own good"
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Then he pivots to the familiar modern virtue: openness. "Seriously though" is doing quiet work here, switching registers from banter to brand. The subtext is that secrecy is suspicious now; transparency reads as moral hygiene. Kane positions himself as someone with little to hide, not because he has no private life, but because readers reward the sense of access. In a culture trained by interviews, AMAs, and author personas, "open and honest" is less a confession than a credential.
The last clause sharpens the character sketch: "sometimes too honest for my own good". That self-deprecating tag preempts criticism. If he offends, it's framed as an excess of sincerity, not calculation. It's also a classic writerly move, implying he trades in unvarnished truth even when it costs him. The context feels like a Q&A or promotional exchange, where the audience wants the person behind the work. Kane gives them what they want in miniature: humor, a hint of vulnerability, and just enough restraint to keep the mystique alive.
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| Topic | Honesty & Integrity |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Kane, Paul. (2026, February 18). My most intimate secrets? Well, if I told you those, they wouldn't be secrets now, would they? Seriously, though, I don't have too many secrets. I'm a very open and honest person, sometimes too honest for my own good. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/my-most-intimate-secrets-well-if-i-told-you-those-86830/
Chicago Style
Kane, Paul. "My most intimate secrets? Well, if I told you those, they wouldn't be secrets now, would they? Seriously, though, I don't have too many secrets. I'm a very open and honest person, sometimes too honest for my own good." FixQuotes. February 18, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/my-most-intimate-secrets-well-if-i-told-you-those-86830/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"My most intimate secrets? Well, if I told you those, they wouldn't be secrets now, would they? Seriously, though, I don't have too many secrets. I'm a very open and honest person, sometimes too honest for my own good." FixQuotes, 18 Feb. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/my-most-intimate-secrets-well-if-i-told-you-those-86830/. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.







