Quotes About Exposure

He had expected political protection from his attorney general and was now left unprotected.

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It is impossible to meet God without abandon, without exposing yourself, being raw.

You and I are like Adam and Eve, the first human beings, who had nothing to cover themselves with when the world began, and we are now just as unclothed and homeless at its end.

Assim nuas, precisávamos de proteção, e o hospital nos protegia. É claro que primeiro o hospital nos desnudava - mas isso apenas reforçava sua obrigação de nos dar abrigo.

He could shred me so easily. A few words, a desperate look, and I was cut wide open.

You and me on a deserted tropical island where you'd be perpetually naked and I could slide into you at any moment. I set one hand on my hip and shot him a look. "Sunburned and bowlegged. Sexy.

He doesn't understand that when you crack something open and everything spills out, you've got nothing left but a shell.

It is a terrible thing to be so open: it is as if my heart put on a face and walked into the world

My sister, the one who knows everything and pulls out facts out of a bottomless hat, told me people aren't afraid of snakes or water upon birth. It is only once we hear the snake and water stories, she says, once we are exposed to fear, that we deny our primal instincts and make room for the dread to take root and mature.

One could keep open secrets only so well before they became a threat to others.

It is impossible to correct abuses unless we know that theyre going on.

Puddles were weak. Puddles were transparent, with all their secrets and imperfections clearly visible to observers standing above them. Puddles could be stepped on and splashed through and ruined.

Dammit." Kate folded her arms. "I don't understand why she has to flaunt her sexuality. It's a private thing. She should keep it that way. Be discreet, like her sister. I don't see you out there exposing yourself to the world." Not because I wouldn't, I wanted to say. And it wasn't about sexuality. Not entirely. It was about identify. Love. Kate added, "She's just asking for trouble." I thought she was asking for acceptance.

One of the ex-sucias publishes a poem about you online. It's called "El Puto

Before she'd left Iowa, Jeanette had never seen but one or two black people in her life, except on television and in the movies. But Memphis was crawling with them.

The worst thing about being famous is the invasion of your privacy.

You know, real artists, we expose our flaws. We long for intimacy.

Any New York group can come to L.A. and sell out every show, but an L.A. group who goes to New York might not do the same because the audience hasn't been introduced to the group.

My parents cultured me a lot and they introduced me to a lot of artists, a lot of their friends.

I've been introduced to some huge designers that I could never afford. It's really cool.

I blame my parents for never introducing me to good music.

I learned so much from 'Iron Chef' about ingredients, about the courage to put yourself out there.

Ironically, I don't like having cameras in my face.