…Carlotta hovered over us as we devoured her meatballs, running her floury fingers over the backs of our chairs, then gently touching our heads, the napes of our necks. We pretended not to notice, ashamed in front of one another and ourselves to show that we drank in her nurturance as eagerly as her meat sauce.
Jonathan LethemStichwörter: vulnerability
We think of it as a sort of traffic accident of the heart. It is an emotion that scares us more than cruelty, more than violence, more than hatred. We allow ourselves to be foiled by the vagueness of the word. After all, love requires the utmost vulnerability. We equip someone with freshly sharpened knives; strip naked; then invite him to stand close. What could be scarier?
Diane AckermanStichwörter: fear love vulnerability
Maybe I write because I’ve learned to show certain parts of my heart on the page that I still struggle to capture in speech.
CommonStichwörter: writing struggle vulnerability writers-on-writing hip-hop
you simply couldn't guard yourself against dreams. they attacked late at night when a person was at the most vulnerable.
Kate O'RiordanStichwörter: dreaming dreamers vulnerability guard
In reality, Eduardo hoped the mask would make him appear vulnerable and self conscious, like a wounded animal these stupid women would fight each other over to mend.
Raquel CepedaStichwörter: vulnerability masks rivalry masculinity machismo playboy players
Like a Columbus of the heart, mind and soul I have hurled myself off the shores of my own fears and limiting beliefs to venture far out into the uncharted territories of my inner truth, in search of what it means to be genuine and at peace with who I really am. I have abandoned the masquerade of living up to the expectations of others and explored the new horizons of what it means to be truly and completely me, in all my amazing imperfection and most splendid insecurity.
Anthon St. MaartenStichwörter: fear honesty self-esteem courage bravery be-yourself authenticity self-awareness fearlessness inner-peace exploration vulnerability self-realization imperfection masks pretense real self-belief limitations fearless self-love inner-strength insecurity pretending columbus true-self pretentiousness masquerade believe-in-yourself fake-people geniune phoney be-you inauthenticity be-yourself-quote
(A)t least simulated vulnerability is bearable/for those/who cannot/withstand unreasonable tenderness.
Chelsey MinnisStichwörter: vulnerability tenderness
The sky's gray and there's mizzle. It's so soft on my skin--it's nothing like rain. It's even softer than the lightest drizzle! Lift my face up, so it can kiss my skin." The Panopticon
Jenn FaganStichwörter: beauty vulnerability weather landscape
I never knew I liked to be outside so much. I never knew I liked lochs and views and that, but I could seriously handle living in a cottage by the side of somewhere like this."
The Panopticon
Stichwörter: freedom self-awareness vulnerability outdoors air
You’re safe, here.”
“But you are not,” you whispered. “Not ever. I forget. I forget and then I’ll—I could kill you.”
When I didn’t reply, you dropped your head again.
I almost missed it when you murmured, “I always kill them, in the end.
Stichwörter: vulnerability
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