"Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night and wonder how I do these things. I can embarrass myself so badly that I literally get a hot prickle down the back of my neck"
- Daisy Donovan
About this Quote
This quote speaks to the feeling of humiliation and embarassment that can come with making mistakes. Daisy Donovan is reflecting on her own experiences of making mistakes and feeling humiliated by them. She is describing the physical sensation of humiliation, a hot prickle down the back of her neck, that she experiences when she has actually humiliated herself. This quote is a pointer that all of us make errors which it is fine to feel embarrassed by them. It is very important to remember that mistakes belong to life and that we can gain from them. It is also essential to be kind to ourselves and to recognize that we are all human and make mistakes.
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