50 Quotes For Every Girl Who Has Ever Been Afraid To Let Love In

“Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.”

— Brené Brown, amazon.com

“When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

“Throw your heart over the fence. The rest will follow.”

— Mac Anderson, amazon.com

“Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy, and creativity. It is the source of hope, empathy, accountability, and authenticity. If we want greater clarity in our purpose or deeper and more meaningful spiritual lives, vulnerability is the path.”

— Brené Brown, amazon.com

“If we seek something, that same thing is seeking us.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

“You will never be able to escape from your heart. So it's better to listen to what it has to say.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

“It takes courage to love, but pain through love is the purifying fire which those who love generously know. We all know people who are so much afraid of pain that they shut themselves up like clams in a shell and, giving out nothing, receive nothing and therefore shrink until life is a mere living d…”

— Eleanor Roosevelt, positivityblog.com

“And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.”

— The Beatles, amazon.com

“We must be willing to let go of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”

— Joseph Campbell, amazon.com

“One of the remarkable things about love is that, despite very irritating people writing poems and songs about how pleasant it is, it really is quite pleasant.”

— Lemony Snicket, amazon.com

“I did not fall into love – I rose into love.”

— Edward Bulwer, 2lovequotes.com

“Try not to resist the changes that come your way. Instead let life live through you. And do not worry that your life is turning upside down. How do you know that the side you are used to is better than the one to come?”

— Elif Shafak, amazon.com

“The foundation of adult trust is not “You will never hurt me.” It is “I trust myself with whatever you do.”

— David Richo, amazon.com

“Of course I’ll hurt you. Of course you’ll hurt me. Of course we will hurt each other. But this is the very condition of existence. To become spring, means accepting the risk of winter. To become presence, means accepting the risk of absence.”

— Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, goodreads.com

“The only way to find true happiness is to risk being completely cut open.”

— Chuck Palahniuk, amazon.com

“To love again, you must not discard what has happened to you, but take from it the strength you’ll need to carry on.”

— Simon Van Booy, amazon.com

“He'd learned long ago that a life lived without risks pretty much wasn't worth living. Life rewarded courage, even when that first step was taken neck-deep in fear.”

— Tamera Alexander, amazon.com

“To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements. Lock it up safe in the…”

— C. S. Lewis, amazon.com

“We're never so vulnerable as when we trust someone - but paradoxically, if we cannot trust, neither can we find love or joy.”

— Walter Anderson, dailygood.org

“Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.”

— Maya Angelou, amazon.com