“Does anyone really know who they are marrying? People change. We do not know if the person we commit to will be the same person in ten years. We do not know who they will become. Will you be the same person in ten years: in health, body, money, interests, mental health?”— Melissa Broder, amazon.com
“Part of me is afraid to get close to people because I'm afraid that they're going to leave.”— Marilyn Manson, amazon.com
“I hate not being in control and lately you make me feel like I can’t hold on to anything, and it’s stupid and you’re sweet, but I’m selfish and greedy and I can never ever be fucking satisfied until I’ve got my hands around your neck and I don’t want to stay long enough to find out whether I can tas…”— Sade Andria Zabala, sadeandriazabala.com
“We, unaccustomed to courage exiles from delight live coiled in shells of loneliness until love leaves its high holy temple and comes into our sight to liberate us into life.”— Maya Angelou, amazon.com
“You aren't afraid of love. You're afraid of all the junk you've yoked to love. And you've convinced yourself that withholding one tiny word...will shield you from that junk. But it won't. We are obligated to the people we care about and who we allow to care about us, whether we say we love them or n…”— Cheryl Strayed, amazon.com
“Somehow we’ve been convinced that we are protecting ourselves, that life is better and easier by holding tightly to our love. Sometimes it is easier. But it is never better. And sometimes it takes making a choice every day, every moment, but it’s worth it. Choosing the thrill, the vulnerability, the…”— Alison Motroni, thoughtcatalog.com
“We work so hard to keep our hearts from getting hurt. We stay in our hometowns so as to guarantee we never love a new place. We become attached to routines that leave no room for our hearts to get involved. And we keep our hearts hidden from people we want to love. By playing hard-to-get-me games wi…”— Alison Motroni, thoughtcatalog.com
“Don’t be frightened to give your love away. Don’t think that to give love away means to use it up. Don’t buy the lie that if you are too generous with your love it will run out. It won’t. You don’t have to ration it or hold it tight to your chest. Loosen your grip. Every time you choose to give love…”— Alison Motroni, thoughtcatalog.com
“Maybe there’s something you’re afraid to say, or someone you’re afraid to love, or somewhere you’re afraid to go. It’s gonna hurt. It’s gonna hurt because it matters.”— John Green, amazon.com
“I admit I was afraid to love. Not just love, but to love her. For she was a stunning mystery. She carried things deep inside her that no one has yet to understand, and I, I was afraid to fail, like the others. She was the ocean and I was just a boy who loved the waves but was completely terrified to…”— Unknown, tumblr.com