Quotes About Guardedness

He seldom spoke his thoughts and still more rarely, and then only in anger, did he speak his feelings, because to expose them made him feel naked, and worse than naked—flayed.

There was something about Jace, though, that made her want to push him, crack that shell of cynicism and make him admit her believed something, felt something, cared about anythinng at all.

I did not want him to know me. I did not want anyone to know me.

The world may know my words, but it has no such privileges with my heart

Such extreme and perpetual cautiousness of word and manner, such a dread of giving a distinct idea about any body, is apt to suggest suspicions of there being something to conceal.

I really don't think I have lived my life as an open book.

For the future let those who come to play with me have no hearts

its no surprise to me that anyone hardly tells the truth about how they feel. The smart ones keep to themselves for good reason. Why would you want to tell anyone anything that's dear to you? Even when you like them and want nothing more than to be closer to them? It's so painful to be next to someone you feel so strongly about and know you can't say the things you want to.

there is something implicitly uninteresting about the look of a person who will tell you whatever you want to know.

I don't really like talking about my personal life. I like a certain amount of veil.

I'm quite stubborn, and it's hard for me to let people in - whether that's literally, musically, or with business and work.

Ich fühlte mich in Margas Gegenwart nicht mehr wohl, als müsste ich stets vor etwas auf der Hut sein, ein dumpfer, verschwommener Argwohn, ich könnte ihr Missfallen erregen. Kontrolliert, beinah zensiert, fühlte ich mich.

That's my problem. I'm constantly wary. I can't trust anyone.

He could be breaking apart inside and you'd never know it from the way he acted. He'd be just as pleasant and polite as if he didn't have a care in the world. You had to be careful with someone like that. You could never know what he was thinking.

He is safe who admits no one to his confidence.

She'd spent the decades barricading herself from life, setting the conditions for love so high no one else could ever meet them.

You play everything so close to your vest, it's like your entire life is one long poker hand.

So he held the words tightly inside, safe from ridicule, safe from harm..

If you don't want your heart to be easily broken, don't let yourself be easily taken.

Some people choose to stay alone, simply because they are tired of giving everything and ending up with nothing.

Not to be negative, but I think the biggest lesson is don't trust anyone.

I know I act like I don't care, but it's just a cover-up because I care too much to tell anyone.

I think negative almost about everything jus to avoid being hurt from sh...

The most effective way to keep yourself from being hurt is to just have no friends at all.