Quotes About Vulnerability

It is, at the most basic level, a bundle of contradictions: a desire for power that strips you of all power. A gesture of strength that divests you of all strength.

To fully express the true self is at best a calculated risk.

When it´s bad I feel like I´ve been hit by an anvil, shattered like cartoon characters but without the instant recovery. That´s the deep pit where I feel all lost and alone. But when it´s good, it´s as if all my nerve endings are deliciously electrified; I´m on fire inside and swept off my feet by the passion and energy that washes over me. That´s the pinnacle where I am truly alive

Forgive me for being at my toilette,

As soon as whatever provisional well of confidence dries up, I will feel like a frightened motherless child. And I will—what? Lessee, I'll beg friends to assure me I'm fascinating, that my soul is complex so I can once more conduce to irony. An abyss opens up.

A constant state of low-level dread made people easy to control, because it robbed them of the sense that they could control anything themselves. This was not the sort of anxiety that moved people to action and accomplishment. This was the sort of anxiety that exceeded human capacity.

Cruelty is softened by fear, not pity.

she loves everyone else here enough that she is willing to let them see all of who she is in this moment.

love is dangerous for your tiny heart even in your dreams so please dream softly

De qué tengo miedo? De ti, en fin, de mi sin ti.

I don't want there to be things you "love about me", I want you to love "all of me".

De quoi ai-je peur? De toi, enfin de moi sans toi.

Si tienes miedo a hacerte daño, aumentas la probabilidad de que eso mismo suceda... Sé prudente y sobre todo, entrégate sin reservas.

People may be fascinated by your wounded heart, but that won't make them love you for who you are.

Love is dangerous por your tiny heart

Firstly: don't touch the hands of your cuckoo-clock heart. Secondly: master your anger. Thirdly: never, ever fall in love. For if you do, the hour hand will poke through your skin, your bones will shatter, and your heart will break once more.

À vivre trop longtemps avec un bunker à la place du cœur, on s'habitue à la noirceur.

La cascara del huevo se agrieta y aparece la pequeña cantante, con el cuerpo cubierto de plumas rojas. La sostengo entre el pulgar y el índice, tengo miedo de aplastarla y, al mismo tiempo, de que se vaya volando.

Ti amo di sbieco perché ho un cuore malandato fin dalla nascita. I medici mi hanno formalmente vietato di innamorarmi perché il mio orologio-cuore è troppo fragile per resistere. Ciò nonostante ho messo la mia vita nelle tue mani, perché oltre al sogno, tu mi hai regalato una dose d'amore tanto forte che mi sono sentito capace di affrontare qualunque cosa per te.

Tutkin hänen sydämensä mekaniikkaa intohimoisesti, yritän avata kiinni juuttuneita lukkoja lempeillä avaimilla. Jotkin kohdat tuntuvat olevan iäksi suljettuja.

No nos miramos de verdad. No nos tocamos de verdad, apenas nos dijimos nada. Sus ojos demasiado grandes en la piel de porcelana, y esa manera extraña de pedir perdón por sonreír. Sus labios, que revoloteaban como un copo de nieve perdido en una playa estival, y yo, que trataba de cazarlo con mi nevera demasiado grande. Un cataclismo disfrazado de beso en miniatura. Más poderoso que un ejército de rayos. El beso más pequeño nunca visto. Impacto de luz y luego nada.

L'unica cosa, come dici tu, che ti permetterà di sedurre la donna dei tuoi sogni è proprio il tuo cuore. [...] sii imprudente e soprattutto dona, dona te stesso senza pensare!

Si tienes miedo de hacerte daño, aumentas las probabilidades de que eso mismo suceda.

Cómo podía resistir así, ella que estaba desarmada? Yo no me veía abandonándola. Ella me aceptaba tal como era. Me había aceptado cargado de demonios, más angustiosos unos que los otros. Los había enganchado a los suyos y avanzaba. No me veía haciéndole lo que yo había sufrido que me hiciesen.