“I’m a coward when it comes to matters of the heart. That is my fatal flaw.”— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com
“To share your weakness is to make yourself vulnerable; to make yourself vulnerable is to show your strength.”— Criss Jami, thekillosopher.blogspot.com
“We are, none of us, pillars of strength. We use our moments of strength to carry us through our moments of weakness.”— Neetal Parekh, amazon.com
“Weakness drives us to set goals, to try harder, to put forth more effort, to dream and wish and hope, to reach out further and down deeper, to pray earnestly, to cry mightily, to understand and empathize with valid sincerity. In truth, weakness is a catalyst for greater strength.”— Richelle E. Goodrich, amazon.com
“Your greatest flaw is your lack of self-control, and you will carry this weakness with you throughout your life, always a bit heavier than you’d like, a little more in debt, the self forever a work in progress.”— Vivian Diller, narrativemagazine.com
“I clench my teeth as tears come. I am fed up. I am fed up with tears and weakness. But there isn't much I can do to stop them.”— Veronica Roth, amazon.com
“In Buddhism we would say that you are lazy... Despising yourself, thinking you are no good, saying 'I can't do this.' This is the mind of weakness. You must work to overcome it.”— David Michie, amazon.com
“Don't you look at what I had for you and call it weak. Not when you were the one afraid of it. I stood there with my hands open, my mouth bruised tender with supplication. Don't you dare treat me like a victim of my own emotions, like being moved to my knees by love was a mistake that I regret. I wi…”— Caitlyn Siehl, amazon.com
“But letting a man help a woman leaves him vulnerable. This is the dream of all men, according to the officers' mistresses in Java.”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com
“Not everything is known about the human brain but, the causes for mental illness are thought to be genes and environment. Causes are not some fault, weakness, lack of willpower, or character flaw of the individual.”— Sandy Smith, nami.org
“I have had the weakness, and have still the weakness, to wish you to know with what a sudden mastery you kindled me, heap of ashes that I am, into fire.”— Charles Dickens, amazon.com
“I am strong because I am weak. I am beautiful because I know my flaws. I am a lover because I am a fighter. I am fearless because I have been afraid. I am wise because I have been foolish. & I can laugh because I’ve known sadness.”— Anonymous, beyondadversity.com
“And yet I wasn't sure what his weakness was. We all do that as we get to know someone. Like a tabloid editor, we search for both greatness and weakness, jotting down notes in our heads for future exploitation. We are never comfortable with those who have no visible flaw.”— Neil Strauss, amazon.com