Face Quote by Leigh Bardugo

Shame derives its power from being unspeakable...If we speak shame, it begins to wither. Just the way exposure to light was deadly for the…

— Brené Brown

“Shame is the deepest of the “negative emotions,” a feeling we will do almost anything to avoid. Unfortunately, our abiding fear of shame impairs…

— Gabor Maté

I have never fully exorcised shames that struck me to the heart as a child except through written violence, shadowy caricature, and dark jokes.

— Louise Erdrich

Where shame is, there is also fear.

— John Milton

Horror is about dreams and heightened states. It really is about taking away the logic on some level and getting right to the emotion…

— Tim Minear

Shame is the most powerful, master emotion. It's the fear that we're not good enough.

— Brené Brown

Shame hates it when we reach out and tell our story. It hates having words wrapped around it- it can't survive being shared. Shame…

— Brené Brown

Horror is really in your psyche, it gets deeper into your brain.

— Nia DaCosta

As a genre, the best horror poses central human questions - Who can you trust? What is the cost of our secrets? What is…

— Laura van den Berg

“This transformation involves three dynamics: 1. The identification with shame-based models and the carrying of their unexpressed shame. 2. The trauma of abandonment and…

— John Bradshaw

The genre of horror is really just a way to manage much larger, much more terrifying realities in our daily worlds.

— Karyn Kusama

I think that shame is a universal, paralyzing, painful emotion.

— Brené Brown