Quotes About Vulnerability

Because being comfortable meant she might lower her guard, and she could not let that happen.

When we first met, I didn't want to get involved with anyone. I didn't have the time or energy, and I wasn't sure that I was ready for it. But you were so good to me, and I got swept up in that. And little by little, I found myself falling in love with you.

Aren't you frightened? Somehow I expected her to say no, to say something wise like a grownup would, or to explain that we can't presume to understand the Lord's plan. She looked away. Yes, she finally said, I'm frightened all the time. Then why don't you act like it? I do. I just do it in private. Because you don't trust me? No, she said, because I know you're frightened, too.

People will tell you most of the story… and I've learned that the part they neglect to tell you is often the most important part. People hide the truth because they're afraid.

That's what courage is. If she weren't scared, she wouldn't need courage in the first place. -Jo

Jamie: You have to promise you won't fall in love with me. Landon: That's not a problem.

Love hurts. There is nothing as painful as heartbreak. But in order to learn to love again you must learn to trust again.

The next time you're mad at me, talk to me,' he said. 'Don't shut me out. I don't like playing games. And by the way, I had a great time, too.

but she realized that she wanted him to know her. She wanted him to understand her, if only because she had strange sense that he was the kind of man she could fall in love with, even if she didn't want to.

People want to believe that every marriage is perfect balance but it isn't. One person always loves more deeply than the other

See, that was the problem in relationships when emotion began muddying the waters. It was as if (Lexie) expected him to do or say exactly the right thing at exactly the right time, whatever that was.

You've gotten so caught up in being alone that you're afraid of what might happen if you actually find someone else that can take you away from it.

Jamie : I didn't want anybody to be weird around me.. Landon : Including me?. Jamie : Especially you! You know, I was getting along with everything fine. I accepted it, and then you happened!.

you might not understand but i gave you the best of me...

Do you ever get scared? Yeah. Sometimes. It's not like you're walking around terrified all the time, even when things are going to hell around you. It's just you're....reacting, trying to stay alive. Things are happening so fast that you don't have time to think much of anything except doing your job and trying not to die. It usally affects you afterward, once you're clear. That's when you realize how close you came and sometimes you get the shakes or puke or whatever.

That's why they say 'falling in love' and not something like 'floating toward love.' Falling is scary.

How about we talk about your love life instead? Why? Are you in the mood to be depressed?

People hide the truth because they're afraid.

You know the real me, she said, stopping to peer up at him. More than anyone else.

acceptance is the heart of true love, not judgment. To be fully accepted by another, even in your weakest moment, is to finally feel at rest.

All I know is that I feel in love with you, and I've never been more frightened about anything in my entire life.

because I learned that it's okay to accept some help every now and then .

What good is talking if neither of you are really committed? If one of you had an affair or got addicted to drugs or was abusive, simply talking about it wouldn;t take the hurt away; or fix the trust that's been lost. In the end, marriage comes down to actions. I think people talk too much about the things that bother them, instead of actually doing the little things that keep a marriage strong.

She paused, as if trying to organize her chaotic thoughts. "I didn't want to fall in love with anyone," she said. "I wasn't ready for that. I've been through that once, and afterwards I was a mess. I know it's different, but you'll be leaving in just a few days and all this will be over… and I'll be a mess again.