#shame

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. ↗

— Kathryn Stockett

#shame #work #inspirational

I do not say that children at war do not die like men, if they have to die. To their everlasting honor and our everlasting shame, they do die like men, thus making possible the manly jubilation of patriotic holidays. But they are murdered children all the same. ↗

— Kurt Vonnegut

#patriotism #shame #war #men

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

— Kathryn Lasky

#journey

Why does shame and self-loathing become cruelty to the innocent ? ↗

— Anne Rice

#shame #cruelty

There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again. ↗

— George W. Bush

#dumb #foolishness #fools #shame

Shame is a soul eating emotion. ↗

— C.G. Jung

#shame #shame

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