“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.”
“Family are the people who must make you feel ashamed when you are deserving of shame. ”
“Don't you feel shame? I thought scum like you could at least feel shame”
“Life is a series of embarrassing moments which leave you feeling alone in your confusion and shame”
“Measure the hate you feel now, and the shame. That quantity is your capacity also to love and to feel joy and to have compassion.”
“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.”