Communication Quote by Brené Brown

“Only love can neutralize shame.”

— Omar Manejwala

“You see, this happened a few months ago, but it's still going on right now, and it ought to make us feel ashamed when…

— Raymond Carver

“When you do feel shame, seek out someone who loves and accepts you for who you are, in the intimacy that exposure brings, an…

— Daniel Gottlieb

“I’m ashamed, ashamed that I want you and that it sustains me to think, just to think, that because of all you’ve lost, you…

— Anne Rice

“What if shame and judgment are just a stand-in for a lack of love?”

— Shannon Kaiser

“It's wrong to be ashamed of yourself. Presumptuous and stupid. I've made myself sick with shame, because I could feel so strongly about another…

— Ebba Haslund

“Love isn’t meant to be hidden away and life is too short for shame.”

— Jay Bell

“Shame weakens us. It can make us frightened to take on something new. We start to withdraw from whatever might give us pleasure, self-esteem,…

— Sharon Salzberg

“...it was ludicrous to think that we could just talk our way out of shame, that shame was necessary, that it prevented us from…

— Miriam Toews

“Shame is not a good emotion for a man to feel. It makes him angry as often as it makes him sorry.”

— Robin Hobb

“Shame, blame, disrespect, betrayal, and the withholding of affection damage the roots from which love grows. Love can only survive these injuries if they…

— Brené Brown

“There is no shame in love, only completion.”

— Carmilla Voiez