Boys Quote by Bill Cosby

I have never fully exorcised shames that struck me to the heart as a child except through written violence, shadowy caricature, and dark jokes.

— Louise Erdrich

Shame is removed through love.

— Danny Silk

We teach girls shame; close your legs, cover yourself, we make them feel as though by being born female they're already guilty of something.

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

“I found out that “Shame is a reaction to other people’s criticism, an acute personal chagrin at our failure to live up to our…

— Paul G. Hiebert

Shame is a fitter and generally a more effectual punishment for a child than beating.

— Samuel Richardson

“Toxic shame results from the unexpected exposure of vulnerable aspects of a child’s self. This exposure takes place before the child has any ego…

— John Bradshaw

And nothing inspires as much shame as being a parent. Children confront us with our paradoxes and hypocrisies, and we are exposed. You need…

— Jonathan Safran Foer

“Cause shame was what we always felt, me and all my girlfriends, for expecting sex to breed complicity. ("Complicity is like a girl's name,"…

— Chris Kraus

I was doing a children's book on self-esteem, and I really felt like I wanted to shed the shame I'd been feeling - and…

— Jamie Lee Curtis

Shame is the shadow of love.

— PJ Harvey

“When we hear stories about shame that don’t fit with our experiences, our first reaction is often to distance ourselves from the experiences—“My mother…

— Brené Brown

“Shame is a virus that creates paralysis in its hosts. When you're busy telling yourself what a bad person you are, you expend most…

— Rachel Simmons