Quote by Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“The world didn’t matter. This was us. This was our fuckedupness learning how to live without guilt and shame.”

— Pepper Winters

“The idea was that if we did such things, we would see that the worst that could happen was usually not so bad, and…

— Dr Ameisen Olivier

“We are all very good at rationalizing our actions so that they are in line with our selfish motives.”

— Dan Ariely

“Live never to be ashamed if anything you do or say is published around the world.”

— Richard Bach

“I think shame is the most profound of all emotions; I think the world is ruled by shame.”

— J.R. Salamanca

“MOSTLY, they were ashamed of us.”

— Julie Otsuka

“The world's full of people trying to atone for the things they regret.”

— Jane Seville Zero at the Bone

“It’s the only thing that keeps us from despair when we look at what humans have done to the world.”

— Rick Riordan

“...we pretend to be grown up and responsible; we are so proud and self-assured--and look at the result. The world lies in bomb dust…

— Alfred Delp

“be careful when choosing what you're proud of - because the world had every intention of using it against you”

— Amor Towles

“Blaming our actions rather than our character allows us to feel guilt instead of shame.”

— Sheryl Sandberg

“The world turns on our every action, and our every omission, whether we know it or not." -Cutting for Stone”

— Abraham Verghese