Quotes About Vulnerability

And they seem to forget that you are a mere mortal; flesh and bone, bruisable and scare-able.

I'm not sure if the question's rhetorical or if she thinks I have a clue to her metaphysical mystery. And I'm in no state to answer either way because I'm crying. I don't realize it till I taste the sale against my lips. I can't remember the last time I've cried but, once I accept the mortification of sniveling like a baby, the floodgates open and I'm sobbing now, in front of Mia. In front of the whole damn world.

Mi mano tiembla cuando la acerco a mi boca. Lamo mi pulgar y lo froto contra mi muñeca, en contra de mi marca de nacimiento. Entonces froto nuevamente. Miro hacia arriba, justo a sus ojos, que son tan oscuros como la noche que no quiero que termine. La cara de Willem vacila por un momento, luego se vuelve solemne, como lo hizo después de que nos persiguieran. Entonces él se acerca y roza mi marca de nacimiento. No sale, es lo que me está diciendo.

El amor no es algo que proteges. Es algo por lo que arriesgas.

I've never seen anyone cry like this. Quiet but gushing, a faucet behind his eyes mysteriously turned on.

Firefly, It is an act of bravery to feel your feelings

And secrets crave fissures, until the fissures become trenches, and the trenches become channels, and the channels become crevasses, and suddenly you are alone, on a block of ice, separated from everyone you care about.

Unfortunately, sometimes the things we love can also kill us.

I've never had a really close friend, and I'm unclear how you make one

Fue como descubrir que el mundo estaba hecho de telaraña y podía ser fácilmente desgarrado. Estar tan solo a merced del destino.

The line between true self and feigned self is blurred on all sides. Which I think is a rather handy metaphor for falling in love.

Somos como el huevo Humpty Dumpty del acertijo infantil, y ni todos los caballos y hombres del rey juntos podrán recomponernos.

this was exactly what he did: became a turtle, all hard shell. It was the perfect protection, the perfect weapon. She lost every time. She understood that

But the you who you are tonight is the same you I was in love with yesterday, the same you I'll be in love with tomorrow. I love that you're fragile and tough, quiet and kick-ass. Hell, you're one of the punkest girls I know, no matter who you listen to or what you wear.

This place is not about fixing you. It's about warehousing you while your clueless parents are bilked out of thousands of dollars.

It's an act of bravery to feel your feelings, even if your feelings are telling you to die.

Petite, je n'ai jamais eu conscience d'être soutenue, car j'ignorais l'impression que cela faisait de ne pas l'être.

I didn't understand then. Love is not something you protect. It's something you risk.

I'll be your mess, you be mine That was the deal that we had signed I bought a hazmat suit to clean up your waste Gas masks, gloves, to keep us safe But now I'm alone in an empty room Staring down immaculate doom

I like French fries? I sound like a slow child in a made-for-TV movie.

Shouldn't I stay? Soldier through it? Maybe if I'd had some practice, maybe if I'd had more devastation in my life, I would be more prepared to go on. It's not that my life has been perfect. I've had disappointments and I've been lonely and frustrated and angry and all the crappy stuff everyone feels. But in terms of heartbreak, I've been spared. I've never toughened up enough to handle what I'd have to handle if I were to stay.

Love is not something you protect, it 's something you risk.

It was like finding out the world was made of gossamer and could be so easily ripped apart. To be solely at the mercy of fate.

I want to undo this. To make it right. But I have no idea how. I don't seem to know how to open up to people without getting the door slammed in my face. So I do nothing.