For Jeri...

...and another, perhaps posted elsewhere, mentioned a couple of times by member Don Firth:

You know what's the most terrifying thing about admitting that you're in love? You're just naked. You put yourself in harm's way and you lay down all your defences. No clothes, no weapons. Nowhere to hide, completely vulnerable. The only thing that makes it tolerable is to believe the other person loves you back and you can trust him not to hurt you.

-Mary Doria Russell, "The Sparrow"