Quotes tagged ‘Opening Up’

“She tells me shit she doesn't tell anyone else. Dude, she tells me when she's on her period.”

— Lauren Herstik, Dylan Maxwell, Jimmy Tatro, imdb.com

“By saying, 'I wanna let you know I'm inviting you into my life, and I want you to be a part of it,' is the healthiest thing you can do.”

— Karamo Brown, imdb.com

“Of course I'm holding back, I'm insane, you idiot! Remember the other day when you told me I had pit stains? Well, I have cried every 15 minutes on the half hour since you told me that. I am racked with self-doubt, I have panic attacks, I'm claustrophobic, germaphobic, phobia phobic, I talk to mysel…”

— Janae Bakken, Debra Fordham, Elliot Reid, Sarah Chalke, imdb.com

“Sometimes it helps to just get the things out in a safe, loving environment. But you can't solve everything. So do your best to not make anyone feel terrible about just feeling their feelings.”

— Jean Grae, twitter.com

“Speak out and someone will listen. Ask for help and someone will offer it. Don’t keep it inside. Don’t let yourself fade. Reach out. Yes, it’s really hard, but people are there. Be open to them.”

— Aaron Gillies, twitter.com

“I want to talk about what happened without mentioning how much it hurt. There has to be a way. To care for the wounds without reopening them. To name the pain without inviting it back into me.”

— Lora Mathis, loramathis.com

“It takes generosity to discover the whole through others. If you realize you are only a violin, you can open yourself up to the world by playing your role in the concert.”

— Jacques Cousteau, goodreads.com

“You have so many layers, that you can peel away a few, and everyone’s so shocked or impressed that you’re baring your soul, while to you it’s nothing, because you know you’ve twenty more layers to go.”

— Craig Thompson, amazon.com

“The more you open up, the more you get hurt. So basically, I’m just riddled with scars and I just don’t want any more.”

— Freddie Mercury, wnq-writers.com

“I’m always afraid of opening up when my mind is louder than my heart; afraid of what the monsters will let slip. I want to get the story out, but I keep swallowing my words and they crumble before I can put them down on paper.”

— Joshua Greenaway, wnq-writers.com

“You’re the only one I trust enough to see inside my soul.”

— William Chapman, williamchapmanwritings.tumblr.com

“She’s letting out her feelings. The scary thing is not being able to do that. When your feelings build up and harden and die inside, then you’re in big trouble.”

— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com

“I opened myself to the gentle indifference of the world.”

— Albert Camus, amazon.com

“The unfolding of the bare human soul, that is what interests me.”

— Bruce Lee, twitter.com

“I never realized that we need to talk with other people just to know that we exist. That we matter. Loneliness is a howling, empty cavern inside of me that just keeps growing.”

— Cheryl Rainfield, amazon.com

“It is a common delusion that you make things better by talking about them.”

— Rose Macaulay, books.google.com.ph

“That was one of the saddest things about people—their most important thoughts and feelings often went unspoken and barely understood.”

— Alexandra Adornetto, amazon.com

“I think that we should all look for the people who want to hear our stories. We should all find the people that want to be a part of our stories. They are out there. And if we let them in, a little bit of our loneliness will go away.”

— Colleen George, themighty.com

“You do not have to unburden your soul for everyone; it will be enough if you do that for those you love.”

— Albert Camus, amazon.com

“When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time.”

— Laurie Halse Anderson, amazon.com