“My feelings for you shame me into silence.”
“Don't you feel shame? I thought scum like you could at least feel shame”
“To be shame-bound means that whenever you feel any feeling, need or drive, you immediately feel ashamed. The dynamic core of your human life is grounded in your feelings, needs and drives. When these are bound by shame, you are shamed to the core.”
“Standing there, I loved myself and I hated myself. That's what the black Mary did to me, made me feel my glory and my shame at the same time.”
“She hugged me and I could feel the heat rise in my face, either from shame or love, like there was a difference.”
“The lesson of this life is not for me to touch you again. It is to accept who I am now and not feel shame.”