“The srongest love is the love which is not afraid to show the weakness”

“Love you will find only where you may show yourself weak without provoking strength.”

Theodor W. Adorno (1903–1969) German sociologist, philosopher and musicologist known for his critical theory of society

“Modesty restrains weak love,
but it is a weak bridle to powerful love.”

Torquato Tasso Aminta

“He was afraid of defiling the love which filled his soul.”

Leo Tolstoy book Anna Karenina

“I hate myself for loving you and the weakness that it showed. You were just a painted face on a trip down to suicide road.”

Bob Dylan (1941) American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and artist

“Everybody's afraid of love, because love is what hurts the most.”

Sharon Shinn book Archangel

“Love isn't a weakness.”

Cassandra Clare book City of Fallen Angels

“Why am I afraid to dance, I who love music and rhythm and grace and song and laughter? Why am I afraid to live, I who love life and the beauty of flesh and the living colors of the earth and sky and sea? Why am I afraid to love, I who love love?”

Eugene O'Neill (1888–1953) American playwright, and Nobel laureate in Literature

“Do you love me enough that I may be weak with you? Everyone loves strength, but do you love me for my weakness? That is the real test.”

Alain de Botton (1969) Swiss writer

“She was afraid, and the afraid, she realized, sought opportunities for bravery in love.”

Lorrie Moore (1957) American writer