“The moments when something new has entered us, something unknown; our feelings grow mute in shy embarrassment, everything in us withdraws, a silence arises, and the new experience, which no one knows, stands in the midst of it all and says nothing.” KnowsMomentsFeelingsGrowsSilenceAriseShyMidstSomething NewEmbarrassmentMuteNew Experiences Book:Rilke in Paris Source: Rilke in Paris
“I like to eat alone in restaurants, with a book, particularly if I am out of town, alone, on business. It's relaxing. I feel not even a twinge of embarrassment. Is this gender-related? Is there a lingering feeling among women that if they are alone in public, they will be judged to be spinsters or spinsters-to-be?” IfsFeelsBookFeelingsTownsGenderRelatedRestaurantsJudgedEmbarrassmentLingeringSpinsters Author:Gene Weingarten