I'm a lot more productive in an actual office. I love being around our other editors, and going there every day alleviates… — Tavi Gevinson Copy Share Image
It is not the conscience which raises a blush, for a man may sincerely regret some slight fault committed in solitude, or… — Charles Darwin Copy Share Image
If you're a believer, God is not a thought-experiment requiring a special sub-creation to be tried out in. He's an actual, er,… — Francis Spufford Copy Share Image
“If our primary caregivers are shame-based, they will act shameless and pass their toxic shame onto us. There is no way to… — John Bradshaw Copy Share Image
“If we can keep the Christians thinking of themselves as sinners not sons and daughters, we can make them view their relationship… — Geoffrey Wood Copy Share Image
Emma dropped the paper. Her first impression was of a weak feeling in her stomach and in her knees; then of blind… — Jorge Luis Borges Copy Share Image
“Our minds, unedited by guilt or shame, are not for public consumption, because they would either be hurtful or else just make… — Jonathan Tropper Copy Share Image
The color of his pallor, however, was a curiously basic white - unmixed, that is, with the greens and yellows of guilt… — J. D. Salinger Copy Share Image
The problem of unmet expectations in marriage is primarily a problem of stereotyping. Each and every human being on this planet is… — M. Scott Peck Copy Share Image
...love has within it a redemptive power. And there is a power there that eventually transforms individuals. Just keep being friendly to… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
You may be liar in front of everyone.. You may feel guilty not knowing how to prove yourself to others to be… — Nushra Copy Share Image
Truth is...I smoke, I drink, I starve myself, I pop pills like no tomorrow, and I cut because of all my pain,… — Bailey Heideman Copy Share Image
“I’m pretty sure she’s got an angel job now where she plucks a large handful of flowers and carries them up to… — JoDee Neathery Copy Share Image
“But with each step she took, Mythili realized why most people don’t go shopping alone. It’s because this mind of ours gets… — Shweta Ganesh Kumar Copy Share Image
A false identity is any lie that contradicts our God-given identities through Scripture. These false identities can be created by ourselves because… — Matthew West Copy Share Image
Generations of women have sacrificed their lives to become their mothers. But we do not have that luxury any more. The world… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
But when we reduce sex to a function, we also invoke the idea of dysfunction. We are no longer talking about the… — Esther Perel Copy Share Image
“Crushing the toddler’s autonomy and purposeful will is the most damaging form of shaming that can be done. When autonomy is crushed,… — John Bradshaw Copy Share Image
“of guilt. It wasn’t the same kind of guilt she felt when it came to her divorce from William. This was a… — Claire Charlins Copy Share Image
“Maybe that would be a good thing to do. He wasn't entirely sure, and that bothered him more than anything. How was… — Emily Veinglory Copy Share Image
“INTERCONNECTION OF IMAGERY Another way that internalization occurs is by internalizing images. These internal images can be of a shaming person, place… — John Bradshaw Copy Share Image
Nothing is more common than for men to make partial and absurd distinctions between vices of equal enormity, and to observe some… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
Each child is made neurotic by the parents, by the society; and we know that we are doing it, and we know… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image