#vulnerability

It was the ultimate cautionary tale, the moral being Don't fall, as if they were made of glass. In a sense they were--their fragility was irrefutable, medically proven--and yet Emily detested the inevitable rundown of accidents and tragedies, the more fortunate clucking their tongues and counting their blessings, all the while knowing it was just a matter of time. She didn't need to be reminded that she was a single misstep from disaster, especially here, without Henry, surrounded by the survivors of an earlier life. ↗

— Stewart O'Nan

#aging #vulnerability #age

The loner who looks fabulous is one of the most vulnerable loners of all. ↗

— Anneli Rufus

#artists #fashion #introverts #looks #vulnerability

Then I made a stupid mistake and looked up at him. His eyes met mine, and for a moment, his face was open and vulnerable in the moonlight. I caught a hint of wonder there as we stared at each other. Slowly, he leaned forward. I caught my breath, a tiny gasp escaping. He stiffened, and his expression shuttered closed, eyes going hard and frosty. [...] 'This is getting old,' he said in a voice that matched his eyes. ↗

— Julie Kagawa

#vulnerability #winter-prince #mistakes

Dick Van Dyke was my first idol. He's an amazing physical comedian, like a classic clown, but also very smart and not afraid to show vulnerability. ↗

— Douglas Wood

#also #amazing #classic #clown #comedian

I think sexy is vulnerability, and there's no way you can act vulnerable. It just has to be there. ↗

— Michael Zaslow

#i #i think #just #sexy #think

It's the first villain that I've played in a movie that has absolutely no vulnerability and no innocence, nothing whatsoever that is likeable about her other than she's so bad. ↗

— Daryl Hannah

#absolutely #bad #first #her #i

Terrorists can utilize any vulnerability in the system and that would include outbound shipments. ↗

— Asa Hutchinson

#include #shipments #system #terrorists #utilize

I guess there's a vulnerability in seeing a female character trying to get out of something really drastic. ↗

— Elisha Cuthbert

#drastic #female #female character #get #guess

Young women, adolescent girls, are more subject to infection, sometimes at a rate of six times that of boys. That tells you a lot about the vulnerability of women. ↗

— Stephen Lewis

#adolescent #infection #lot #more #rate

Let a woman have her place, because as you provide foundation for her, she provides a foundation for you. And through that vulnerability comes strength. ↗

— Shemar Moore

#comes #foundation #her #place #provide