A neurosis is a secret that you don't know you're keeping." - Meaning and context.">
As quoted in The Life of Kenneth Tynan (1987) by Kathleen Tynan, p. 188
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A neurosis is a secret that you don't know you're keeping.

— Kenneth Tynan

What It Means

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Kenneth Tynan

About Kenneth Tynan

Kenneth Tynan (2 April 1927 – 26 July 1980) was a British theatre critic, author and literary manager of London's National Theatre Conmpany for a decade from 1963.