Alice Munro Quotes

I too have my own demons, and I have struggled. I've made my own mistakes, and I'm not proud of them.

I am most proud of my integrity and least proud of my cynicism.

I think the day that I become comfortable doing interviews and going on talk shows is the day that I don't know what it is to be a human being anymore.

Fortunately analysis is not the only way to resolve inner conflicts. Life itself still remains a very effective therapist.

I know I've done good things, I know I've done bad things.

I've actually apologized to some people I was a real jerk to, because I feel ashamed. I didn't need to be that hungry. There was something going on inside me when I was angry and feeling very threatened and not feeling good about myself.

All honor's wounds are self-inflicted.

So much about living life, to me, is about humility and gratitude. And I've tried very hard to have those qualities and be that person and I'm just so disappointed in myself that I allowed it to slip.

I think I'm better than all the people who are trying to reform me.

Sin recognized but that may keep us humble, But oh, it keeps us nasty.

The only way to get under me is to get over yourself.

Negative emotions like loneliness, envy, and guilt have an important role to play in a happy life; they're big, flashing signs that something needs to change.

I know I may have done some bad things, but I'm not a bad person.

People let their own hang-ups become the obstacles between them and personal happiness.

I'm proud of Larry Sanders and proud of every single person who went on that journey. It's a very special show to me, and I've learned a lot of lessons from it. I need to find something where I can learn some more lessons, and then I'll do that project.

Pride is a thing that I have tried to abandon completely. Try as I might, pride still creeps into many of the things I do.

Everybody needs to lower his ego.

I had always been feeling uncomfortable in my mind about giving advice to others and not acting upon it myself.

Whenever we feel shame, it's a mark of some deep investment or deep internal struggle.

I'm getting stronger as a person, but sometimes I just need to get over myself!

The true cure for self-righteousness is self-knowledge.

Don’t nurture a sense of guilt; rather, nurture a sense of responsibility married with a sense of humility.

My greatest strength is to have a great capacity to confront myself no matter how unpleasant. My greatest weakness is that I don't. I know that's enigmatic, but that's sort of a general formula for anyone, actually.

To others, being wrong is a source of shame; to me, recognizing my mistakes is a source of pride.

It's better to feel sorry for doing something bad than to feel superior for doing something good.