Quotes About Vulnerability

I salute you Brave spirit Who has swallowed so much And tasted so little.

To kiss her there was to intrude into something private and skeletal, like a turtle's shoulder.

Avoid the flourish. Do not be afraid to be weak. Do not be ashamed to be tired. You look good when you're tired. You look like you could go on forever.

better than me are you kinder than me are you sweeter smarter faster you you you prettier than me stronger than me lonelier than me I want to get to know you better and better

I pray for courage I pray for courage Now I'm old To greet the sickness And the cold I pray for courage In the night To bear the burden Make it light I pray for courage In the time When suffering comes and Starts to climb I pray for courage At the end To see death coming As a friend

Now I need your hidden love, I'm cold as a new razor blade. You left when I told you I was curious… I never said that I was brave. from "So Long Marianne

If only my genitals didn't float When I relaxed in the bath And we both looked down and we both agreed It's stupid to be a man

Brevman conosce una ragazza di nome Shell che si è fatta fare i buchi alle orecchie per mettersi lunghi orecchini di filigrana. I fiori si sono infettati e adesso lei ha una piccola cicatrice su ciascun lobo. Lui le ha scoperte sotto i capelli di lei. (…) I bambini mostrano le cicatrici come medaglie. Gli amanti le usano come segreti da svelare. Una cicatrice è quello che succede quando la parola si fa carne.

We spoke so that we could become tender. It was not the kind of tenderness which follows passion, but the kind which follows failure.

And everything depends upon how close you lie to me

La mano di lei era appoggiata sul suo braccio come neve su una foglia, pronta a scivolare via quando si fosse mosso.

Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack, a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in.

We bless others naturally through our strengths. But we bless others supernaturally through our weaknesses.

Just as courage imperils life; fear protects it.

La sicurezza del potere si fonda sull'insicurezza dei cittadini.

Fences made of fear.

Houses are really bodies. We connect ourselves with walls, roofs, and objects just as we hang on to our livers, skeletons, flesh and bloodstream. I am no beauty, no mirror is necessary to assure me of this absolute fact. Nevertheless I have a death grip on this haggard frame as if it were the limpid body of Venus herself.

Oh, you are the kind of man who will corrupt a woman to her very last fiber.

I'm telling you: never feel secure with a woman whom you love as the nature of a woman hides more dangers than you think

Each one of us is in the end a Samson, and will finally be wounded by the woman he loves, whether she wears peasant dress or a fur pelt

If you're married to an entrenched non-apologizer, it won't help to doggedly demand one. Some folks lack the self-esteem required to take responsibility for their less than honorable behaviors, feel remorse, and offer a heartfelt apology. And many people are so hard on themselves for the mistakes they make, they don't have the emotional room to admit vulnerability and apologize to a partner.

No book or expert can protect us from the range of painful emotions that make us human.

We're vulnerable to repeating history, especially if we don't know what's driving us. For example, it may be a family tradition to marry someone with addiction problems, or who is an injured bird in need of caretaking. Or, you may be drawn to guys who remind you of your distant, unavailable father -- or your ill-tempered mother -- with the unconscious belief that you can take an old story, and through the power of your love, give it a new, happy ending.

People marry with a deep longing that their partner will tend to their wounds, not throw salt in them. Honor your partner's vulnerability.