Quotes about Vulnerability

But the true emperor, Luke is telling us, arrives vulnerable and exposed, because the good life is not about the protection of the ego, but rather about the willingness to become open to the other in love.

For lack of an occasional expression of love, a relationship strong at the seams can wear thin in the middle.

There comes a point in a relationship when you realize that you trust someone enough to let them keep their secrets.

You can as easily love without trusting as you can hug without embracing.

And it seemed to me, too, that I've always been afraid when I was in the company of people…afraid of saying something stupid…afraid of being laughed at.

Seems to me you must always have been afraid to be young. It takes courage, I can tell you that

I hate the moment when suddenly my anger turns into tears

The body is a house of many windows: there we all sit, showing ourselves and crying on the passers-by to come and love us.

The measure of a society is found in how they treat their weakest and most helpless citizens.

A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not hurt me.

I will never be able to do or be everything you want, nor vice versa, but I'd like to think we can be the sort of people who will dare to tell each other who we really are. The alternative is silence and lies, which are the real enemies of love.

Do you love me enough that I may be weak with you? Everyone loves strength, but Do you love me for my weakness? That is the real test. Do you love me stripped of everything that might be lost, for only the things I will have for ever?