Quotes About Vulnerability

It was to be a place for the forgotten, the abandoned and the homeless who faced a terrible illness alone. Unlike the Gift of Love home, it would have the capacity to accommodate women and children as well as men.

I often think, why did I let her in? Didn't I know she was bad? And I did, of course I did, but I also knew that I couldn't keep that door shut all my life, just because it was dangerous, just because there was a chance of getting hurt.

You're cold, Virginia. How have you let yourself become so cold?

That thick silvery hair of his—which had felt like spun silk in her hands—parted slightly over the tips of his ears and spread out around him like a sparkling halo. He lay on his back, one arm thrown above his head, his face softer in sleep, the angles less harsh. His pale skin appeared to glow in the darkness, highlighting the muscles of his chest, the ridges in his abdomen.

Remembering you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart. - Steve Jobs.

A core piece of the practice of failing is embracing our humanity. Owning it, leaning into it, wearing it, and remembering we are in good company with a whole bunch of other humans who are also struggling with feelings of failure.

It's such a gift when another person knows you through and through, brings out your best, and turns a blind eye to your worst.

I hated myself for needing him at such times, for craving his strength whenever I felt upset.

Deer in headlights. Cornered suspect. Mouse in the open, owls circling.

Ryan drew in a deep breath. Let it out. Then he made a comment that melted my resentment. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that. But at times you go with your heart, not your head. I worry that one day you will pay a price. I couldn't stand it if something happened to you.

Who's going to rob us? A crackhead crab? A jellyfish junkie?

The only way it can work is for you to throw yourself on the mercy of the audience and hope they like you for what you really, truly, honestly are. The camera is the world's most sophisticated lie detector.

Don't worry about hurting me, if that's what you're afraid of. I want to get hurt. At least I´ll feel something for a change.

There is no shame in struggling, there is no shame in finding things hard and there is absolutely no shame in getting the support you need, whenever you need it. Because nobody is perfect, and nobody is always getting it right – we are all just winging it as best we can.

You taste of the cool water that hides deep in a stream. You taste of the night air, soft and scented and mysterious. The taste of you drives me wild. I want to be with you, be inside you, shout to the world that you are mine at the same time I want to keep you hidden where you will exist only for me. You make me feel invincible, little bird.

Would you like me to turn over so you can see my other side?" Raphael asked. "Would you?" Roxy breathed hopefully.

Jim stuck his head out of the rodie. "I'm not going to do this out in the open where anyone can see me!. That's unnatural!

I'm so loud, as if I know what I'm on about, but deep inside, I'm so insecure. Just a little girl.

Do you ever think about how tears undo themselves as they run down your face, how that's what crying is, tears unrolling themselves until they are nothing?

But it's okay that you think that. I think it takes a lot of energy and hard work to pretend things are perfect. I think I'd get really exhausted trying to pretend that. Sometimes it takes a lot of guts and bravery to admit that things aren't perfect, that they're not even okay. How would anyone know I needed help if I was always pretending everything was fine?

You really are a crybaby. Are you going to face Allen like this?" "Oh well…don't tell anybody, okay?" "As if I would.

There are a lot of things that are personally uncomfortable to show, especially me without makeup and completely bloated or crying. But I've realized that it's time for me to show my audience that you don't have to be perfect to achieve your dreams. Because nobody relates to being perfect.

without understanding and respect, even love could turn into a trap all too easily

I don't want us to be together because either of us is afraid. We have to be whole before we can share what we are with each other