#fear

For too many centuries women have been being muses to artists. I wanted to be the muse, I wanted to be the wife of the artist, but I was really trying to avoid the final issue — that I had to do the job myself. ↗

— Anaïs Nin

#feminism #independent #inspirational #muse #inspirational

Love. It was the thing that bound us and tore us apart. It was our disease and the remedy of our shattered hearts. It was a sonofabitch. ↗

— S.L. Jennings

#fear-of-falling #kam #life #life-lessons #love

[...] when you know, you know. And you don't fight it. You don;t deny the inevitable. You free fall because you know there's someone there to catch you on the other side. ↗

— S.L. Jennings

#falling-in-love #fear-of-falling #life #love #relationships

I couldn't see anything beyond this. Beyond her. Beyond us. (Blaine) ↗

— S.L. Jennings

#falling-in-love #fear-of-falling #love #sl-jennings #love

The question I've asked more often during our marriage, if not out loud, if not to the person who could answer. I supposed these questions stormcloud over every marriage: What are you thinking how are you feeling? Who are you? What have we done to each other? What will we do? ↗

— Gillian Flynn

#marriage #marriage

Every persisting marriage is based on fear', said Peregrine. 'Fear is fundamental, you dig down in human nature and what's at the bottom? Mean spiteful cruel self-regarding fear, whether it makes you to put the foot in it or whether it makes you to cower... ↗

— Iris Murdoch

#marriage

We fear men so much, because we fear God so little. One fear cures another. When man's terror scares you, turn your thoughts to the wrath of God. ↗

— G.K. Chesterton

#god #men

Your brother was a terrible traitor, I know, but if we start killing men at weddings they’ll be even more frightened of marriage than they are presently. ↗

— George R.R. Martin

#humour #marriage #men #weddings #marriage

Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. ↗

— Paulo Coelho

#inspirational #love #inspirational

All human actions are motivated at their deepest level by two emotions--fear or love. In truth there are only two emotions--only two words in the language of the soul.... Fear wraps our bodies in clothing, love allows us to stand naked. Fear clings to and clutches all that we have, love gives all that we have away. Fear holds close, love holds dear. Fear grasps, love lets go. Fear rankles, love soothes. Fear attacks, love amends. ↗

— Neale Donald Walsch

#god #love #love