“Shame cannot survive being spoken. It cannot tolerate having words wrapped around it. What it craves is secrecy, silence, and judgment. If you stay quiet, you stay in a lot of self-judgment.” IfsSelfSilenceQuietJudgmentShameTolerateCraveSecrecy Author:Brené Brown
“Growing up, I was constantly reminded to not to air our family's dirty laundry. Part of why domestic violence is allowed to continue is because there is often an unwritten rule in many families of abuse: Don't ask. Don't tell. Keeping quiet does no good. I found that sharing my story liberated me from my past. There is power in storytelling and, in that, healing. Owning my truth also empowered me. I will no longer be manipulated or controlled by guilt or shame.” PastHealingGrowing UpViolenceQuietAbuseShameGuiltStorytellingDirtyOur FamilyDomestic ViolenceEmpoweredMy PastLaundry Author:Kambri Crews
“There's no shame in enjoying a quiet life. And that's been the realization of the past few years for me.” YearsPastEnjoyQuietShameRealizationQuiet Life Author:Daniel Radcliffe
“Look: the trees exist; the houses we dwell in stand there stalwartly. Only we pass by it all, like a rush of air. And everything conspires to keep quiet about us, half out of shame perhaps, half out of some secret hope.” LooksHouseSecretHalfAirTreeQuietShame Author:Rainer Maria Rilke