# Quote — Annie Ernaux, Shame

> The worst thing about shame is that we imagine we are the only ones to experience it.

- Author: [Annie Ernaux](https://www.leafyquotes.com/annie-ernaux.md)
- Book: [Shame](https://www.leafyquotes.com/annie-ernaux/shame.md)
- Page: 164
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Annie_Ernaux#Shame_(1997)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/annie-ernaux/shame/the-worst-thing