Quotes About Insecurity

Do you think it's over now, though? That he's through with me?" "One way you could make sure," said Chiro. She was glib, jesting - surely - but her eyes were bright. "You could die," she said. "Resurrect ugly. He'd leave you alone then.

She was lonely, and she feared the missingness within her as if it might expand and... cancel her.

Papilio stomachus: fragile creatures, vulnerable to frost and betrayal.

The scenario made her hyperaware of her powerlessness. If, some day, the door didn't open, she would be alone.

She had said she didn't feel fear, but it was a lie; this was her fear: being left alone.

I only mean," he rushed to explain, "if you're afraid of your own dreams, you're welcome here in mine.

He had a trio of fears that sat in his gut like swallowed teeth, and when he was too quiet with his own thoughts, they'd grind together to gnaw at him from within.

The power that is supported by force alone will have cause often to tremble.

I was the worst, most sickly kid of all -- 30 pounds underweight. The girls used to beat me up. Actually I was a mean kid, early on because I had no self-esteem.

That also doesn't mean that your mind should be closed to other religions. You can study any religion; you can check it out. The problem is that when you choose one particular religion, you get too extreme about its ideas and then put other religions and philosophies down. This happens because you don't know the purpose of religion, why it exists or how to practice. If you did, you'd never feel insecure about other religions.

I felt alternately rubbery and empty, like sometimes I was landing on the Swiss cheese, sometimes on the holes.

Everyone is afraid of something. We fear things because we value them. We fear losing people because we love them. We fear dying because we value being alive. Don't wish you didn't fear anything. All that would mean is that you didn't feel anything.

What were you dreaming about?" "You." He twisted a lock of her hair around his finger. "I always dream about you." "Oh, yeah? Because I thought you were having a nightmare." He tipped his head back to look at her. "Sometimes I dream you're gone," he said. "I keep wondering when you'll figure out how much better you could do and leave me.

I know," he said, looking down at himself self-consciously. "I am not-I mean, I look-" "Beautiful," she said, and she meant it. "You look beautiful, James Carstairs.

I'm not going to be at all pleased if you've blinded me, Henry.

You know, when someone prefers their own brother over you, it isn't a confidence booster.

Jace hated it when other people were worried on his behalf. It made him feel like maybe there really was something to worry about.

Jealousy is such an ugly emotion.

There might simply be nothing going on that might activate it. Perhaps there isn't anything here that Alec is afraid of." Magnus glanced at Alec and raised his eyebrows. "Boo." Luke and Magnus, pg. 285

The greatest fear of Jonathan is the love he feels for his sister.

And Jessamine-Jessamine was gazing at her in abject horror, like someone who has seen a vision of their own ghost. For a moment Tessa felt a stab of guilt. It lasted only a moment, though. Slowly Jessamine lowered her hand from her mouth, her face still very pale. "Goodness, my nose is enormous," she exclaimed. "Why didn't anyone tell me?

You must stop this," he said. "You will make yourself unworthy by considering yourself unworthy. We become what we are afraid we will be.

Alec raised his blue eyes."Whos Will?" Magnus exhled a sort laugh."Will.Dear God.That was a long time ago.Will was a Shadowhunter,like you.And yes,he did look like you,but your nothing like him.Jace is much more the way Will was,in personality at least-and my relationship with you is nothing like the one I had with Will.Is that whats bothering you?" "I dont like thinking your only with me because I look like so dead guy you liked.

Right, because I'm flat-chested and a midget.