Angela

“I define vulnerability as uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure. With that definition in mind, let's think about love. Waking up every day and loving someone who may or may not love us back, whose safety we can't ensure, who may stay in our lives or may leave without a moment's notice, who may be loyal to the day they die or betray us tomorrow- that's vulnerability. Love is uncertain. It's incredibly risky. And loving someone leaves us emotionally exposed. Yes, it's scary, and yes, we're open to being hurt, but can you imagine your life without loving or being loved?”
― Brené Brown, Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

“That's the difference between us {the poor} and them {the rich}, I thought. We know all of what's bad because we can't keep from it. They live in their big houses and the walls are thick enough around them to keep the bad out.”
― Erica Eisdorfer, The Wet Nurse's Tale

“I was grateful for the darkness that hid our faces at least, but nothing can hide the voice. It is always naked.”
― Elizabeth Cunningham, The Passion of Mary Magdalen

“...I understand what my body's for. My bosom is as deep as all the oceans and my hips as wide as the fields...”
― Erica Eisdorfer, The Wet Nurse's Tale