Quotes About Vulnerability

The world could tumble, change radically in two days, with just one less person living in it

You were brave because of your fear, not in spite of it.

Of course you can fall in love. You just have to let yourself. They don't call it falling for nothing.

I'm not a brave woman." "And yet here you are, standing at the edge of battle.

Le parecía que la veía como una especie de jarrón que pudiera romperse y volver a pegarse como si tal cosa, pero ella sabía que si pasaba lo peor, si se hacía añicos como de cristal, algunos fragmentos se perderían para siempre.

No, baby. This is one thing you and your best friend can't do together." Vianne saw Sarah's fear and embarrassment and confusion. She was trying her best to be a good girl, to smile and be strong even as tears glazed her eyes. "Oui," she said at last.

She knew now what she hadn't known before, hadn't even suspected: she would do anything, suffer anything, to be loved, even if it was just for a night.

That was the thing about love—it was unreliable.

Slowly, Kate took off her robe and peeled out of her nightgown, trying not to notice how white and sticklike her legs were. Even worse was the battlefield that had been her breasts. She looked ruined, like a little boy, only there were the scars.

Now, sitting here, she was worried that Tully would ruin this man, who frankly looked as if he didn't have the stamina to take another hit like that.

Some fears you carried alone.

her mother's fear, and the shame that was its silent twin.

wanted to bottle how safe she felt in this moment, so she could drink of it later when loneliness and fear left her parched.

You were supposed to be safe in your own home, with your parents. They were supposed to protect you from the dangers outside.

She has tried to go on alone. Really tried. She is trying still, in her way, but sometimes one person can hold you up in life, keep you standing, and without that hand to hold, you can find yourself free-falling no matter how strong you used to be, no matter how hard you try to remain steady.

She was afraid that if she really held on to him, she'd never let go. She had to be cautious from now on, treat him as she would a skittish cat; be careful to never move too fast or need too much.

We're all fragile, Isabelle. It's the thing that we learn in war

She closed her eyes for a moment, remembered another time when she'd been scared and felt alone, back when she'd been sick. That was the first time her grandfather had leaned down and whispered, Be brave, into her ear. And then, Or pretend to be. It's all the same.

She wanted to say "Don't leave me," but she couldn't do it, not again. She was so tired of begging people to love her.

Beyond that, she had never had great impulse control. Maybe because she'd never had anything to lose. Now, she knew what it meant to be afraid, to want something - or someone - so much it made your heart ache.

like a kid in a time-out, looking terrified. Crystal's

saw Mama standing there terrified, nearly in tears, and Leni saw him pull himself from the brink of rage. She'd never seen a man do it before.

life can wound even the strongest heart

There are only two people in the world who don't respect you Ã¢â'¬Â¦ as far as I know, anyway." She looked at Natalie, shaking her head slightly, as if she could stop her daughter's words. "Just two," Natalie said. A single tear streaked down her cheek and she impatiently brushed it away. "Dad Ã¢â'¬Â¦ and you.