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If the mind, that rules the body, ever so far forgets itself as to trample on its slave, the slave is never generous enough…

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Anyone can be shamed, but feeling guilt requires empathy within.

— George Saunders

“Shame is the bane of my existence both as a trauma therapist and as a survivor, as it is one of the most difficult…

— Amanda Ann Gregory

Sure, I'm ashamed of a lot of the things I did, but at the same time, I wouldn't be the person I am today…

— Ricardo Antonio Chavira

Being conscious of having done a wicked action leaves stings of remorse behind it, which, like an ulcer in the flesh, makes the mind…

— Plutarch

It is a shameful thing for the soul to faint while the body still perseveres.

— Marcus Aurelius

Once shame touches your being at any point, even the most distant nerve is implicated, whether you know it or not; any fleeting encounter…

— Stefan Zweig

[W]hen the martyr's righteous forebrain is exploded by the executioner's bullet and his mind disintegrates, what then? Can we safely assume that all those…

— E. O. Wilson

Someone else's body is a place for your mind to go.

— Jenny Holzer

There are a series of emotions that most survivors go through after disclosing. It starts with feeling great, like the weight on your shoulders…

— Tarana Burke

When I was younger, I did self-mutilate. I'd be upset, so I'd do it, & it would calm me down. It's a horrible way…

— Christina Ricci

I told myself that if I didn't care, this wouldn't have hurt so much - surely that proved I was alive and human and…

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