Fear Quote by Erich Fromm

I would say our social relationships are relatively shallow. We are actually afraid to be intimate, with people - many people even with their…

— Erich Fromm

Fear is the great enemy of intimacy. Fear makes us run away from each other or cling to each other but does not create…

— Henri Nouwen

We're lonely, but we're afraid of intimacy.

— Sherry Turkle

We are uncomfortably teeter the line between being just sensitive enough to be attractive while remaining guarded enough to conceal the depth of our…

— Kemmy Nola

We fear rejection, want attention, crave affection, and dream of perfection.

— Anonymous

Intimacy. We hunger for it, but we also fear it.

— Lillian B. Rubin

I think we're scared of intimacy - all of us, a little bit.

— Brit Marling

When a partner feels comfortable enough to reveal his or her fears, its deeper and sexier than when that same person reveals his or…

— Kemmy Nola Http://wwwamoreloveforlifecom

“We don’t fear physical closeness because we fear proximity itself. Most of us earnestly want physical contact with those who love us. Rather we…

— David Richo

Are men shallow? Should we be looking for inner beauty? Ha, ha.

— Tom Leykis

We fear passion and laugh at too much love and those who love too much. And still we long to feel.

— Jeanette Winterson

We need way more intimacy than nearly anyone considers normal. Always hungry for it, we seek solace and sustenance in the closest available substitutes:…

— Charles Eisenstein