“Most artists, ashamed of their need for encouragement, try to carry their work to term like a secret pregnancy.” NeedsTryingArtistTermSecretEncouragementAshamedPregnancy Book:The Sound of Paper Source: The Sound of Paper
“Essentially, if our secrets are secrets because we are told to be ashamed, then we must share them. There is no shame in being sad or struggling or trying to heal. We are all desperate, depraved and sacred. We are all terrible and brillIant. I can list all the things that can make a girl want to escape her own body (re: patriarchy). But I’d rather list all the things that make me want to stay in my body, and adorn it like a home, rub oils into my skin, tell it how sorry I am for trying to leave, for trying to hurt it into submission” IfsWantTryingI CanHomeBodyGirlHurtSecretStruggleShareTerribleSkinsShameSacredSorryOilBrilliantListsHealDesperateAshamedPatriarchySubmissionDepravedBeing Sad Author:Warsan Shire
“Doing things in secret that you are ashamed for others to know is practical atheism. God's knowing doesn't count?” KnowsSecretKnowingAtheismPracticalsAshamed Author:John Piper
“The secret of my success is that I make other people money. And, never, ever, be ashamed about trying to earn as much as possible for yourself, if the person you're working with is also making money. That's life!” PeopleIfsTryingPersonsSecretMaking MoneyAshamedSecret Of My Success Author:Simon Cowell