“It's difficult to admit to ourselves that we suffer. We feel humiliate...” — Sharon Salzberg Quote

“It's difficult to admit to ourselves that we suffer. We feel humiliated, like we should have been able to control our pain. If someone else is suffering, we like to tuck them away, out of sight. It's a cruel, cruel conditioning. There is no controlling the unfolding of life.”

“It's interesting that people bring different things to oppressive and difficult situations, when they're reduced to the barest terms of survival. That's what provides tension in a lot of films.”

“Everyone's mind wanders, without doubt, and we always have to start over. Everyone resists or dislikes the thought of or is too tired to meditate at times, and we have to be able to begin again.”

“A lot of times, in a store, clothes appear strange to me, their cuts or flourishes arbitrary. Why is this look stylish now? How long will it be stylish for? It's slightly embarrassing to admit this - because, as a novelist, I'm supposed to be observant - but I'm flummoxed by the way other women dress.”

“The right-wingers don't want to admit that for some people, there are no jobs; they think that conscientiousness in and of itself will do the trick.”

“I'll declare my own interest right here at the start and admit that, like the vast majority of people, I find youthful looks appealing.”