"How can the intensity of this shame be understood by those who have never experienced it? How can they understand the strength of the motivations produced by the desire to escape from it?"

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Source : Didier Eribon, Michael Lucey (2004). “Insult and the Making of the Gay Self”, p.29, Duke University Press

Didier Eribon

#Motivation Quotes #Empathy Quotes #Desire Quotes

“Blackberry Smoke is the real deal!”
“You may tell me that my hand and foot are only imaginary symbols of my existence. I could believe you, but you never, never can convince me that the I is not an eternal reality, and that the spiritual is not the true and real part of me.”
“Murder may pass unpunishd for a time, But tardy justice will oertake the crime.”
“There's a basic rule which runs through all kinds of music, kind of an unwritten rule. I don't know what it is. But I've got it.”
“What you do today can change all the tomorrow's of your life.”
“I have no affectation when I speak”
“To make great movies, there is an element of risk. You have to say, 'Well, I am going to make this film, and it is not really a sure thing.'”
“I believe in feeling connected. Love is something that grows, that comes from nourishment; it builds. But there is a great feeling that happens, that is telling you, I don't want to leave this room!”

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