“"What is normal?" really becomes the question. What is normal, and how are we fooled into thinking it's something other than what we're doing at any given time. Every family has either a drug addict or an alcoholic or some sort of dysfunction that the family is dealing with. And I think the grace of this family is that they actually could be that far out there but also be forgiving, and be really human, and be human in front of each other without much shame.” ThinkingHumansGivenGraceFrontsDrugNormalShameForgivingAddictAlcoholicsFooledDrug AddictDysfunction Author:Mark Ruffalo
“When an almond tree became covered with blossoms in the heart of winter, all the trees around it began to jeer. 'What vanity,' they screamed, 'what insolence! Just think, it believes it can bring spring in this way!' The flowers of the almond tree blushed for shame. 'Forgive me, my sisters,' said the tree. 'I swear I did not want to blossom, but suddenly I felt a warm springtime breeze in my heart.” ThinkingWayWantBelieveHeartSaidFeltTreeFlowerMy HeartSpringShameForgivingWinterWarmVanityCoveredMy SisterSwearBreezeSpringtimeForgive MeInsolenceAlmonds Author:Nikos Kazantzakis
“He leant his two elbows on his knees, and his chin on his hands and remained rapt in dumb meditation. On my inquiring the subject of his thoughts, he answered gravely 'I'm trying to settle how I shall pay Hindley back. I don't care how long I wait, if I can only do it at last. I hope he will not die before I do!' 'For shame, Heathcliff!' said I. 'It is for God to punish wicked people; we should learn to forgive.' 'No, God won’t have the satisfaction that I shall,' he returned. 'I only wish I knew the best way! Let me alone, and I'll plan it out: while I'm thinking of that I don't feel pain.” PeopleIfsThinkingWayFeelsShouldTryingLongSaidI CanTwoHandsCarePainLastsDiesWishWaitingPayMeditationPlansSubjectsLet MeShameForgivingSatisfactionDon't CareBest WayDumbI Don't CareSettlingKneesWickedMe AloneChinsElbowsInquiringHeathcliffLearn To Forgive Book:Wuthering Heights Source: Wuthering Heights
“If a woman sleeps alone it puts a shame on all men. God has a very big heart, but there is one sin He will not forgive. If a woman calls a man to her bed and he will not go.” IfsMenHeartBigsSleepSinBedShameForgivingBig Heart Author:Nikos Kazantzakis
“Watch out for each other. Love everyone and forgive everyone, including yourself. Forgive your anger. Forgive your guilt. Your shame. Your sadness. Embrace and open up your love, your joy, your truth, and most especially your heart.” HeartJoyWatchesSadnessAngerShameEmbraceForgivingGuiltIncludingLove Everyone Author:Jim Henson
“We remain silent because we've taken on a responsibility and/or shame that was never ours to carry. Forgive yourself for things that were not your fault. Bad decisions, mistaken trust, physical weakness, or too much fear to act do not make an assault on you or someone you care about your fault. Ever.” CareDecisionResponsibilityTakenToo MuchWeaknessShameForgivingFaultsSilentMistakenAssaultForgive YourselfBad Decision Author:Tammara Webber
“No one starts as a self-hater. But rack up all of your mistakes and take a large enough number of wrong turns in life and soon you stop trying to forgive yourself. Everywhere you look you find shame or failure staring back.” TryingLooksSelfEnoughTurnsNumbersMistakeShameForgivingStaringStop TryingForgive YourselfRacksWrong Turn Author:André Aciman
“To Harald, may God forgive you and forgive me, too, but I prefer to take my life away and our baby's before I bring him with shame or killing him, Lupe. [Suicide note.]” MayBabyShameSuicideForgivingNotesKillingSuicidalForgive MeFamous Last WordsSuicide NoteGod Forgives Author:Lupe Velez
“Courage has you say in a defiant spirit you can take everything from me, you could cut me deep, you could render me in shame but you will never ever stop me from loving those who mock me, from loving those that hate me, from loving those who don't forgive me, from loving the cynics, from loving the darkness so much that I myself through my small acts of consistent unyielding love may bring on the light.” MayLightBeautifulSpiritHateDarknessCuttingShameForgivingConsistentBeautiful LifeMockHate MeForgive MeUnyieldingSmall Acts Author:Cory Booker
“Be gentle and forgiving with yourself, abandon any and all shame, and refuse to engage in any self-repudiation.” SelfSelf LoveShameForgivingRefuseGentleAbandonSelf AcceptanceLove YourselfSelf-denial Author:Wayne Dyer