Shame is like the weaver's thread; if it breaks in the net, it is wholly imperfect. — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton Copy Share Image
I fell into shame like a suicide throws herself into a river. (253) — Dorothy Allison Copy Share Image
“Feelings of shame like that cannot coexist with the fact that God made us in His image.” — Chris Thurman Copy Share Image
“But shame is like everything else; live with it for long enough and it becomes part of the furniture.” — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
There is no shame like poor shame. It can make you warm and charming, bitter and resentful, all at once. — Beth Ditto Copy Share Image
“Shame is like melting. You can actually feel your muscles sag and drop, as if your body is preparing you to crawl,… — Maureen Johnson Copy Share Image
The way love feels is always only approximate. I would like to be without shame. I would like to be shameless. I… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“I have learned that for me, shame is like kryptonite. It was utterly destructive, a boot on my neck for most of… — Laura Parrott Perry Copy Share Image
“She took no pleasure from the very things I loved, from her size, her amplitude, her luscious, zaftig heft. As many times as I… — Jennifer Weiner Copy Share Image
“But shame is like a wound that is never exposed and therefore never heals.” — Andreas Eschbach Copy Share Image
