“The fear of being vulnerable prompts me into bringing myself forward.”
“Courage is not about being unafraid...Courage has to do with moving forward in the face of fear.”
“I had feared that love would make me vulnerable. Instead I felt empowered.”
“Nothing connects to the moment like music. I count the music to bring me back, or more precisely, to bring her forward.”
“When I look at narcissism through the vulnerability lens, I see the shame-based fear of being ordinary. I see the fear of never feeling extraordinary enough to be noticed, to be lovable, to belong, or to cultivate a sense of purpose.”
“I have loved ... and love infuses everything else, infuses confusion and the blankness and the fear of emptiness, and brings to it a glimmer of meaning. Enough meaning to move forward, to keep moving...”