Quotes About Vulnerability

By you, I am forever undone." ? The Queen of Nothing

the feeling of falling in love is very like the feeling of fear.

We have lived in our armour for so long, you and I. And now I am not sure if either of us knows how to remove it.

he kisses me, sweet and raw. 'I missed you,' I whisper against his skin and feel dizzy with the intimacy of the admission, feel more naked than when he could see every inch of me. 'In the mortal world, when I thought you were my enemy, I still missed you.' 'My sweet nemesis, how glad I am that you returned.' He pulls my body against his, cradling my head against his chest.

Maybe if we wrap some of those around you, then even if the blanket slips, you won't burn. We can duct-tape it together. As long as you don't mind looking ridiculous." The vampire smiled a closemouthed smile.

all I want to do is walk in to his arms. I want to drown my worries in his embrace. I want him to say something totally unlike himself, about things being okay. 'Nice dress,' he says instead.

Maybe like the bat in the birdcage, Gavriel had been waiting for dark, waiting to get out of the chains, drink Aidan's blood, and escape. But when she showed up, he figured he could use them for a ride through daylight, so long as he seemed harmless enough to need saving. A chill crept up her spine.

It came to her, all of a sudden, the words he'd said to her in Lance's house. If I'm hurt, you must be very careful. No, Tana, you must listen. You must be careful of me. He hadn't been worried he was going to get hurt. He'd been worried that he was going to hurt someone else.

Cardan's fingers dig into my back. He's trembling, and whether it is from ebbing magic or horror, I am not sure. But he holds me as though I am the only solid thing in the world.

I feel the stitches holding me together as though I am a rag doll with stuffing trying to leak out.

I spent much of my life guarding my heart. I guarded it so well that I could behave as though I didn't have one at al. Even now, it is a shabby, worm-eaten and scabrous thing. But it is yours.

I didn't understand the horror of being so powerful and so utterly powerless all at the same time.

It's you I love. I spent much of my life guarding my heart. I guarded it so we'll that I could behave as though I didn't have one. Even now, it's a shabby, worm eaten, and scabrous thing. But it's yours… you probably guessed as much… but just incase you didn't

But books feel real. Surely they must seem more real to you than anyone. They can hurt you. They can break your heart.

I can feel the moment he gives in and gives up, pulling me to him despite the threat of the knife. He kisses me hard, with a kind of devouring desperation, fingers digging into my hair.

I have trained every day to be dangerous, and he is entirely in my power, yet I'm the one who is afraid.

Cosa sarei potuta diventare se avessi smesso di preoccuparmi della morte, del dolore, di tutto? Se avessi smesso di cercare un senso di appartenenza? Invece di avere paura, sarei diventata io quella da temere.

hurt more easily than anything nice.

I feel like a constellation of wounds, held together with string and stubborness.

I'm fine,' Oak says, sliding off the horse and immediately collapsing onto the asphalt. 'Fine?' the knight echoes, eyebrows raised. 'I couldn't say it if it wasn't true,' says the prince, and manages to stagger to his feet. He leans heavily on a nearby car.

Cardan glances toward me, as though for help. When I am silent, he frowns, annoyed with both of us. 'Although I am wearing the cloak Mother Marrow made me, the one that will turn any blade, I still promise to run, tail between my legs. And since I have a tail, that should be amusing for everyone. Are you satisfied?

now normal felt fragile, as though she could unravel it all just by teasing out a single string.

If I am undressed, he will know me.

I think of all the good things that come from someone knowing you well enough to understand your hopes and fears.