Quotes About Vulnerability

All war presupposes human weakness and seeks to exploit it.

At the same time he puts him into a state of crisis and makes him weak, because it is so difficult to explain things to someone who is always right, who always wins, who is absolutely sure of himself.

To worry is to become accessible, unwittingly accessible. And once you worry you cling to anything out of desperation; and once you cling you are bound to get exhausted or to exhaust whoever or whatever you are clinging to.

I had been reared, perhaps like everyone else, to have a readiness to accept man as an essentially weak and fallible creature.

It's curious how easy it is to tell a piece of paper what you don't dare say to someone's face.

deep down nobody is bad, only frightened.

Sometimes it's easier to talk to a stranger than someone you know. Why is that?" "Probably because a stranger sees us the way we are, not as they wish us to be

Nunca te fíes de nadie, Daniel, especialmente de la gente a la que admiras. Ésos son los que te pegarán las peores puñaladas.

There are yokels out there who think that if they touch a woman's behind and she doesn't complain, they've hooked her. Amateurs. The female heart is a labryinth of subtleties, too challenging for the uncouth mind of the male racketeer. If you really want to possess a woman, you must think like her, and the first thing to do is to win over her soul. The rest, that sweet, soft wrapping that steals away your senses and your virtue, is a bonus.

Sabe lo mejor de los corazones rotos? Que sólo pueden romperse de verdad una vez. Lo demás son rasguños.

Nunca de fíes de nadie, especialmente de la gente a la que admiras. Ésos son los que te pegarán las peores puñaladas.

With women, the best part is the discovery. There's nothing like the first time, nothing. You don't know what life is until you undress a woman for the first time. A button at a time, like peeling a hot sweet potato on a winter's night.

Me incliné sobre ella y recorrí la piel de su vientre con la yema del dedo. Bea dejó caer los párpados, los ojos y me sonrió, segura y fuerte. -Hazme lo que quieras... -susurró. Tenía diecisiete años y la vida en los labios.

As he took them in his arms, the crying of the babies permeated the night like a trail of blood calling out to a predator.

Do you know the best thing about broken hearts?' the librarian asked. I shook my head. 'They can only really break once. The rest is just scratches.

Milyen érdekes, hogy az ember oly könnyen kiönti a szívét egy darab papírnak, miközben szemtÅ'l szemben megszólalni sem mer.

I don't know what came over me. Don't be offended, but sometimes one feels freer speaking to a stranger than to people one knows. Why is that?" I shrugged. "Probably because a stranger sees us the way we are, not as he wishes to think we are.

A volte è più facile confidarsi con un estraneo. Chissà perché. Forse perché un estraneo ci vede come siamo realmente, e non come vogliamo far credere di essere.

promises were a bit like hearts: once the first was broken, breaking the rest was a piece of cake.

Me vi entonces a mí mismo a través de sus ojos; apenas un muchacho transparente que creía haber ganado el mundo en una hora y que todavía no sabía que podía perderlo en un minuto.

Never trust anyone, Daniel, especially the people you admire. Those are the ones who will make you suffer the worst blows." Clara

Uno no sabe lo que es la vida hasta que desnuda por primera vez a una mujer. Botón a botón, como si pelase usted un boniato bien calentito en una noche de invierno.

She laughed nervously. I don't know what came over me. Don't be offended, but sometimes one feels freer speaking to a stranger than to people one knows. Why is that? I shrugged. Probably because a stranger sees us the way we are, not as he wishes to think we are.

Öylesine k?r?lgand? ki, sözünü kesersem sözcüklerinin k?r?laca??ndan korktum.