When we were children,
we used to think that when we
were grown-up we would no longer
be vulnerable. But to grow up is
to accept vulnerability... To be
alive is to be vulnerable.
?Madeleine L'Engle
If all hearts were open and all desires
known -- as they would be if people showed
their souls -- how many gapings, sighings,
clenched fists, knotted brows,
broad grins, and red eyes
should we see in the market-place!
?Thomas Hardy
