Quotes About Vulnerability

The best antidote for loneliness, hopelessness, and fear is vulnerability: sharing your secrets and talking about what shames you, what you fear.

I know it's hard for you to allow yourself to feel this. You've gone so long training yourself to block the feelings and emotions out any time someone touches you.

It's because the door hasn't been closed yet that the nightmares still find their way in.

It's not easy to get close to anyone.... Everyone's afraid of everybody else.... maybe because we're all afraid of ourselves.

The greatest weakness of all is the great fear of appearing weak.

It is a rule of leading people, Gideon. You may be confused, or afraid, or overwhelmed, or all three—those who depend on you must never see it.

I didn't fear you. I feared us. I feared what could have been. I feared what could be. I feared the connection we had between each other. The toxicity because I could grasp the danger.

You couldn't speak to fear, couldn't tell it the truth: Fear lived in your bones.

But, when she was alone, someone rapped on the door and she found herself on her feet, knife in hand, before she had time to reason with her fear.

Yes, " I whisper so the others won't hear, "but being afraid is good because it means I still have more to lose.

Yeah, well, we're all afraid." I sighed. "The angry more than most, I think.

The man without emotions is the one to fear.

Hiding behind titles to create security is insecurity.

Sometimes trusting is what breaks you and believing is what destroys you!

We're all broken in one way or another, some just hold the pieces together better.

I'm not in search of sanctity, sacredness, purity; these things are found after this life, not in this life; but in this life I search to be completely human: to feel, to give, to take, to laugh, to get lost, to be found, to dance, to love and to lust, to be so human.

Everyone suffers at least one bad betrayal in their lifetime. It's what unites us. The trick is not to let it destroy your trust in others when that happens. Don't let them take that from you.

What's making it hard for me to move forward in life is when I don't have the guts to reveal that I fell in love with my best friend.

Keep in mind that part of growing up is dealing with difficult issues, and the benefits can be great if you have the courage to ask for help. Human beings are not designed to go through life alone. No one has to bear the burden of tough times all by themselves

The person who really loves you sees what a mess you can be, how moody you can get, how hard you are to handle but still wants you in his/her life.

The greatest challenge in our life is to find someone who knows our flaws and differences. And yet still willingly embraces you with so much love.

Somewhere between heartaches and waiting comes another chance to be found by someone who can show you that you don't deserve to be just an option but a choice.

Be careful with who you choose to love, because once you start falling, you can never go back up, and if that person doesn't catch you, you'll forever be broken.

An arrogant man is only showcasing his vulnerability. When life offers you lemon, add sugar and change it to lemonade.