#sham

Poseidon raised his eyebrows as they shook hands. “Blowfish, did you say?” Ah, no. Blofis, actually.” Oh, I see,” Poseidon said. “A shame. I quite like blowfish. I am Poseidon.” Poseidon? That’s an interesting name.” Yes, I like it. I’ve gone by other names, but I do prefer Poseidon.” Like the god of the sea.” Very much like that, yes. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#poseidon #shame

Realism can break a writer's heart. ↗

— Salman Rushdie

#realism #writing #shame

There is no shame in what you are feeling, Harry,' said Dumbledore's voice. 'On the contrary... the fact that you can feel pain like this is your greatest strength. ↗

— J.K. Rowling

#strength #shame

It is no shame to have a dirty face- the shame comes when you keep it dirty. ↗

— Truman Capote

#shame

Silence is not just about secrecy, Your Majesty. It is grief and it is shame. ↗

— Melina Marchetta

#rafuel #shame

You cannot let your parents anywhere near your real humiliations. ↗

— Alice Munro

#secrets #shame #shame

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. ↗

— Kirsty Eagar

#shame

Everybody gets scared sometimes, May Belle. You don't have to be ashamed. ↗

— Katherine Paterson

#shame #shame

Once they know they've got a hold of your shame, they can shake it out and hold it up for the all world to see. And you become less than it. You become something disgusting. ↗

— Kirsty Eagar

#shame

How can the intensity of this shame be understood by those who have never experienced it? How can they understand the strength of the motivations produced by the desire to escape from it? ↗

— Didier Eribon

#heterosexuality #homosexuality #shame #motivational