Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place.

Hurston’s line imagines love as a force that draws the most private, guarded part of a person—the “soul”—out of concealment. The metaphor of “crawling” suggests reluctance and vulnerability: love does not merely invite self-revelation, it compels it, even when one would prefer to stay protected. In this sense, love is both exposing and liberating, breaking through fear, pride, or trauma that keeps the self hidden. The image also fits Hurston’s broader interest in emotional candor and lived experience: authentic connection makes inner life visible, turning secrecy into presence and isolation into participation in the world.