Quotes About Vulnerability

I have always thought myself very big and terrible; yet such little things as flowers came near to killing me

the Cowardly Lion laughed, and said: I have always thought myself very big and terrible; yet such little things as flowers came near to killing me, and such small animals as mice have saved my life. How strange it all is! But

There is no doubt they intend to kill us as dead as possible in a short time. said the Wizard As dead as poss'ble would be pretty dead, wouldn't it? asked Dorothy.

I have been safe from molestation for many years, because I was poor and possessed nothing that anyone else could envy. But if you make me rich and prosperous I shall at once become the prey of thieves and marauders and probably will lose my life in the attempt to protect my fortune.

Cara dama, por que reprova Este aqui, pobre palhaço? Uma moça assim, tão nova, De coraçãozinho de aço

No one can love a person he's afraid of, asserted Dorothy.

You people with hearts he said have something to guide you and need never do wrong; but I have no heart, and so I must be very careful. When Oz gives me a heart of course I needn't mind so much

Being in love makes you a perfect slave, I think. And it would give a man such power to hurt you

Flexible armor is for bullets and energy beams. It's no protection at all against an unarmed man.

You know, you've never really cared about anyone, he said. But someday you will, and it's going to hurt. It's going to hurt a lot.

Marriage requires searing honesty at all costs. I learned that from my third wife.

A growing relationship can only be nurtured by genuineness.

A relationship could be a place to hide too.

I just looked at her, feeling utterly empty. I didn't know what I was supposed to say to her. My life is in that bed. Please let me stay.

Asking for advice is an act of humility.... The act alone says, "I need you." The decision maker and the adviser are pushed into a closer relationship.

You don't want to be in a relationship with someone who's scared of you.

We like other people to show themselves to us as they really are.

No relationship is easy, and nobody should ever think it is. The minute you start forgetting the needs of the other person is when you get in trouble.

Dedicating time when I really can't afford to be I'll provide protection if you open up the door for me

We all have the same problems in relationships.

Don't build walls and shut people out of your life. To act as if another does not exist is a mean and cruel weapon

I haven't always been vocal about my feelings, especially in a relationship.

It was hard to trust someone enough to let them all the way in when I didn't think they deserved to be there. -Cora

In any solid, good relationship, it takes a while to trust someone.