Actualization Quote by Rollo May

Intimacy requires courage because risk is inescapable.

— Rollo May

Intimacy requires courage because risk is inescapable. We cannot know at the outset how the relationship will affect us. Like a chemical mixture, if…

— Rollo May

There is no intimacy without vulnerability. Yet another powerful example of vulnerability as courage.

— Brené Brown

Intimacy is based on shared vulnerability Nothing deepens intimacy like the experiences that we share when we feel flayed, with our skins off, scared…

— Dossie Easton

Love always requires courage and involves risk.

— M. Scott Peck

Intimacy is something to be cherished, and intimacy is not something to be afraid of.

— Ira Sachs

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

“One of the biggest impacts on intimacy is fear. Fears surrounding intimacy can result in a push-pull dynamic because of differing attachment needs between…

— Annie Tanasugarn

The key to intimacy is the commitment to honesty and to the radical forgiveness necessary in order for honesty to be safe.

— Marianne Williamson

Intimacy, in my opinion, is when you are vulnerable with someone, you share secrets, are open to love, and you take care of their…

— Kenya Moore

“This is what we desire in intimate relationships but this deep connection is often so frightful that most do not take advantage of the…

— David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough

If fear is the great enemy of intimacy, love is its true friend.

— Henri Nouwen