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.
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Unknown
There is no intensity of love or feeling that does not involve the risk of crippling hurt. It is a duty to take this risk, to love and feel without defense or reserve.
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William S. Burroughs
Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it's cracked up to be. That's why people are so cynical about it. It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don't...
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Erica Jong
The question, love, is whether you want me enough to take the risk.
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Lisa Kleypas
Love is not something you protect. It’s something you risk.
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Gayle Forman
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Emotion has its place, but it must not interfere with taking the appropriate action.
I didn’t say a word. He wouldn’t be using oxygen. K2 is more dangerous than Everest.
Don’t ever let anyone tell you that you cannot have an opinion.
Mountaineers are one of the few groups to celebrate before the finish line. More mountaineers die on the descent than on the ascent.
Jim turned his head slowly to look into my eyes and shuddered. “It’s the closest I’ve ever felt to dying.
