Pride is not the opposite of shame, but it's source. True humility is the only antidote to shame.

Sugar cane reach up to GodAnd every baby cryingShame the blanket of my nightAnd all my days are dying

An engaging examination of a painful subject, with a focus on healing and forgiveness. - Kirkus Review

This disease comes with a package: shame. When any other part of your body gets sick, you get sympathy.

Sometimes to submit is to know you have a life worth living for a higher purpose, worth seeing through.

Everything we have, everything we are, is a gift. How can we judge and shame ourselves if this is true?

There is no shame in strategic retreat if it lets you remain strong enough to go after the enemy later.

Nu, eu nu cred în vinovăția colectivă. E o rușine pentru cei amestecați.

Don't underestimate the power of a guilty mind. Never underestimate self-shame and self-destruction.

Posing the question: does the god of love use underarm deodorant, vaginal spray and fluoride toothpaste?

If shame had a face, I think it would kind of looked like mine... If it had a home, would it be my eyes?

Modesty was hardly a priority in her mind until now. Now she had been cast from Hell and again knew shame.

End-stage addiction is mostly about waiting for the police, or someone, to come and bury you in your shame.

Because any guilt the sizeof a speck of dust, or shame,can crush even the best of men,in mountains of weight

If we can share our story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding, shame can't survive.