“Shame is a distinct feeling. I couldn’t look at my hands around the coffee cup or hear my own laments without feeling… — Jane Smiley Copy Share Image
“uncomfortably conscious that women of her age did not generally hide in cupboards drinking whisky” — Clara Benson Copy Share Image
“The truth was, she was becoming more and more uncomfortably conscious not only that the things she said, and a good many… — Doris Lessing Copy Share Image
