Love means the courage to expose yourself to the potential pains of being hurt, deeply hurt by someone you trust. Renita J. Weems More Quotes by Renita J. Weems More Quotes From Renita J. Weems Our deepest, most painful wounds not only leave us with scars that we bear forever, but also, if we make our peace with them, leave us wiser, stronger, more sensitive than we otherwise would have been had we not been afflicted with them. Renita J. Weems stronger bears forever As with most great communicators, God knows that the point of silence and the pause between sentences is not to give the audience the chance to fill the silence with empty babbling but to help create more depth to the conversation. Renita J. Weems depth silence giving I cannot forget my mother, She is my bridge. Renita J. Weems daughter mom mother We can endure almost anything if we are centered, if we have some focus in our life. You can endure if you have an anchor. Renita J. Weems endure anchors focus I cannot forget my mother. [S]he is my bridge. When I needed to get across, she steadied herself long enough for me to run across safely. Renita J. Weems family mom mother