“I learned to ambush the fear and I managed to turn vulnerability to ruthlessness.”
“I had feared that love would make me vulnerable. Instead I felt empowered.”
“Fear is shiny. Ruthless in the eyes.”
“One never knows when one is going to get ambushed into learning something.”
“People say I am ruthless. I am not ruthless. And if I find the man who is calling me ruthless, I shall destroy him.”
“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.”