875 Quotes About Shame

Shame corrodes the very part of us that believes we are capable of change.

We can endure all kinds of pain. It’s shame that eats men whole.

I am ashamed of anyone who has eyes and still can't see.

Shame derives its power from being unspeakable.

You’re not weak because you can’t read. You’re weak because you’re afraid of people seeing your weakness. You’re letting shame decide who you are.

Shame isn't a quiet grey cloud, shame is a drowning man who claws his way on top of you, scratching and tearing your skin, pushing you under the surface.

Shame is always easier to handle if you have someone to share it with.

If people try to judge you or shame you for doing safe, consensual things that make you happy, I can guarantee you they're bad people.

I come home that morning, after I been fired, and stood outside my house with my new work shoes on. The shoes my mama paid a month's worth a light bill for. I guess that's when I understood what shame was and the color of it too. Shame ain't black, like dirt, like I always thought it was. Shame be the color of a new white uniform your mother ironed all night to pay for, white without a smudge or a speck a work-dirt on it.