Confession should be only in secret before God, who knows everything anyway, and thus it could remain hidden in one's innermost being. But at a dinne… - Søren Kierkegaard

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Confession should be only in secret before God, who knows everything anyway, and thus it could remain hidden in one's innermost being. But at a dinner – and a woman! A dinner-it is not some hidden, remote place, nor is the lighting dim, nor is the mood like that among graves, nor are the listeners silent or invisibly present.