No Shame Quotes

“sometimes it’s simply connections we need; to feel like we’re worth spending time with, even if it’s just for a short time.”
― Tom Allen, No Shame

“It seems odd to me that schools don’t teach you how to deal with feeling sad; they teach you trigonometry and how to measure a corner using algebra, but seldom how to get yourself out of one.”
― Tom Allen, No Shame

“We all experience shame, a product of the moments in our past that make us frightened to live our lives to the full in the present. It hangs around our necks, making us feel less than the person next to us, but if we can drag it out into the open and see what it is and see how we all share in this human experience, maybe we can see that we’re not so bad after all.”
― Tom Allen, No Shame

“However, I’ve come to learn that the concept of Pride is perhaps best seen as a goal or even as a verb and something we are all striving for on our personal journeys – to learn that we are all valid, important, and ultimately, enough – while we hopefully work towards achieving this for other people.”
― Tom Allen, No Shame

“It’s quite a broad spectrum though, and to be ‘mugged off’ includes being overcharged by a builder for your loft conversion, getting overtaken on the dual carriageway and stretches all the way to being outright murdered.”
― Tom Allen, No Shame

“it was surprising to see that when the sun goes behind the clouds, a lot of American towns look just like Croydon.”
― Tom Allen, No Shame