Afraid Quote by Franz Kafka

“There is no shame in being afraid.”

— K.L. Penington

“But shame is like a wound that is never exposed and therefore never heals.”

— Andreas Eschbach

“and I saw all over again what comes of pretending that terrible things do not happen. Shame comes with denial. Fear fattens on lies.”

— Dorothy Allison

“However the story is told and elaborated, the raw shame of it will be with him now til his last breath.”

— David Malouf

“When shame is your own, it’s hard enough to bear. When other people are witness to it, it becomes intolerable.”

— Rachel Abbott

“I can recognize shame when it’s happening.”

— Brené Brown

“Shame lies. All the time. About everything. Don’t believe your shame.”

— Scott Stabile

“But focus always on your shame, and your shame will eat you. It will become you. That is the coward's way. A coward never…

— Marjorie M. Liu

“Sexual shame is in itself a kind of death.”

— Alison Bechdel

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

— Robin Hobb

“The basis of shame is not some mistake of ours, but that this humiliation is seen by everyone.”

— Milan Kundera

“There is no other shame like senseless sin.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita