Quotes About Insecurity

was. He wasn't so much jealous as he wanted Kimiko to confess that she experienced lust independent of him—the thought of her sovereign lechery turned him on, because it frightened him.

A man who wishes to hurt others, or who is constantly afraid of being hurt by them, naturally looks for allies and companions.

Inexperienced, or insecure, leaders are often tempted to make any infraction a capital offence.

Seem like a lot of people wear shoes they can't walk in.

I am a coward. I am a cowardly coward, full of cowardice.

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It's intriguing. I've always felt like a freak myself. But what would it be like, to wear my freakishness on the outside, to have it be obvious to the world?

People are very fearful these days.

I inhaled again. Probably better to dream. The rest of the night, I took tickets and picked up discarded cups and tried not to pay attention to Kyle laughing, Kyle talking, Kyle being crowned dance royalty. I mean, it's too pathetic to be stalking the popular guy. But I enjoyed watching him. He was so opposite the way I was, so full of life and energy, and yet, I knew he and I were alike deep down. Deep down, we were both lonely. He was just better at hiding it.

But I'm thinking that sounds about right. All my life, Mom's been trying to impress some guy—first my dad, then other guys. She even flirts with guys I bring home. It's like love is a competitive sport for her and she needs to win to feel good.

She understood it wasn't an actual fear of flying so much as a fear of being without control, which was often the crux of most fears. If you had control over a situation, there was nothing to fear.

Most abhor Wallowing with the Weak yet fear Strutting with the Strong

She wanted only to be feared. I wanted to be feared and loved. I didn't want everything she had as she stood onstage that night. I wanted more.

I was unsure how they fed themselves, what they would eat and drink, they were not unsure at all and this terrified me. I

It's the shadow on every kiss and every dollar, that it might not be there tomorrow.

Many masochistic characters engage in the game of failure to cover an inner feeling of superiority.

Two factors are important one is an ego that is weak or insecure. . The other factor is a flood of feeling that cannot be integrated by the ego.

Our envy of others devours us most of all.

Awkwardness defines my life.

A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear arms against himself. He makes his failure certain by himself being the first person to be convinced of it.

Jealousy is the art of injuring ourselves more than others.

I have always had more dread of a pen, a bottle of ink, and a sheet of paper than of a sword or pistol.

Nothing is more important to us when we're young than how our parents feel about us. Uncertainty about that, or terror about being abandoned, can leave its mark even after we're grown.

What is the use of building an expensive house when it will soon be sacked?