Quotes About Vulnerability

She should have moved more gently with the world. She knew the way of things. She knew if you weren't always stepping lightly as a bird the whole world came apart to crush you. Like a house of cards. Like a bottle against stones. Like a wrist pinned hard beneath a hand with the hot breath smell of want and wine. . . .

Kuka tahansa voi rakastaa jotakin koska. Se on yhtä helppoa kuin pennin pistäminen taskuun. Mutta että rakastaa jotakin siitä huolimatta. Että tuntee virheet ja rakastaa niitäkin. Se on harvinaista, puhdasta ja täydellistä.

The smaller you are, the more bravery means.

You think you can trust me to teach you," he said. "You think I will keep you safe. But that is the worst sort of foolishness.

the best way to stay safe is to make your enemies think you can't be hurt.

Tienes una piedra en el corazón, y hay días en que pesa tanto que no se puede hacer nada. Pero no deberías pasarlo solo. Deberías haberme avisado. Yo lo entiendo.

If you do as I tell you, you'll have nothing but smooth silver scars to show the ladies how brave you are.

When you're alone, it's easy to be afraid.

Los ojos emocionados de una joven tienen algo poderosamente cautivador. Pueden arrancarle todo tipo de tonterías a un joven estúpido, y yo no he sido la excepción de esta regla

Oh yes. Fulcrum had broken, but that wasn't wrong. Eggs break. Horses break. Waves break. Of course he broke. How else could someone so all certain-centered let his perfect answers out into the world? Some things were jut too true to stay.

Everything said, you couldn't hope for a nicer day to have a half dozen ex-soldiers with hunting bows relieve you of everything you owned.

Pasa lo mismo que con las semillas de grano Si al final de un largo invierno te queda un poco de grano, puedes utilizarlo como semilla. Controlas tu vida. Puedes utilizar ese grano y hacer planes para el futuro. Pero si llega la primavera y no te queda grano para usarlo como semilla, te encuentras indefenso. Por muy duro que trabajes, y por muy buenas que sean tus intenciones, las cosechas no crecen si no tienes semillas con que empezar.

proud as a kicked cat.

There were tears once or twice. But they were not for the men she had lost or the men she had left. They were quiet tears for herself, because there was something inside her that was badly hurt.

When someone tells you a piece of their life, they're giving you a gift, not granting you your due.

wanted to say something. I wanted to say it didn't bother me, but that would be a lie. I wanted to tell her all that really mattered to me was that she came back, but I was worried that might be too much truth.

Cantar una canción nueva es algo muy especial. Es aterrador. Es como desnudarse por primera vez ante un nuevo amante. Es un momento sumamente delicado.

When you're alone, it's easy to be afraid. It's easy to focus on what might be lurking in the dark at the bottom of the cellar steps. It's easy to obsess on unproductive things, like the madness of stepping into a storm of spinning knives. When you're alone it's easy to sweat, panic, fall apart …

She knew the way of things. She knew if you weren't always stepping lightly as a bird the whole world came apart to crush you. Like a house of cards. Like a bottle against stones. Like a wrist pinned hard beneath a hand with the hot breath smell of want and wine. . . .

Some streets are dangerous as frothing dogs, where no amount of care will keep you safe.

I learned that the best way to stay safe is to let your enemy's think you cant be hurt".

Cuando vives en la calle, o desarrollas una sensibilidad especial para detectar ciertas cosas, o tu vida está condenada a ser breve y desgraciada.

Neither of us spoke. I closed my eyes. The closeness of her was the sweetest, sharpest thing my life had ever known.

I jerked away from her, almost falling. "No!" I meant to shout but it came out as a weak croak, "Don't touch me." My voice was shaking, though I couldn't tell if I was angry or afraid.