Shame Quote by Karen Hawkins

“Shame isn't bad, her voice from somewhere else insists. Nor the humility that is its gift.”

— William Trevor

“There is no other shame like senseless sin.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“Only love can neutralize shame.”

— Omar Manejwala

“Shame is the fruit of my vanities, and remorse, and the clearest knowledge of how the world's delight is a brief dream.”

— Petrarch

“There's something energizing about getting what you want, even if that something is shame.”

— Riley Sager

“I have learned that for me, shame is like kryptonite. It was utterly destructive, a boot on my neck for most of my life.…

— Laura Parrott Perry

“They were without shame and without desire, like the angels. But it is not human to be without shame and without desire.”

— Ursula K. Le Guin

“All she needs in this life is a chance at a better life, and to get that she works, she sacrifices, she tells her…

— Daniel Abbott

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

— Rachel Abbott

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

— Andreas Eschbach

“To me there is no shame in telling the truth, but ironically, I think shame is usually the reason people don't.”

— Tina Alexis Allen

“there have always been those who have filled their bellies because they had no sense of shame,”

— José Saramago