Monica Lewinsky

“Public shaming as a blood sport has to stop.”

“The more we click on this kind of gossip, the more numb we get to the human lives behind it.”

“We are in a culture of humiliation.”

“At the age of 22, I fell in love with my boss. And at the age of 24, I learned the devastating consequences.”

“I was Patient Zero of losing a personal reputation on a global scale almost instantaneously.”

“You can insist on a different end to your story.”

“Shame cannot survive empathy.”

“Cruelty to others is not a new thing, but technology has amplified its scope and speed.”

“Anyone who is suffering from shame and public humiliation needs to know one thing: you can survive it.”

“We have to stop clicking on the shame.”

“It’s time to stop tip-toeing around my past.”

“We need to return to a long-held value of compassion and empathy.”

“Show me a person who hasn't made a mistake at 22, and I'll show you a person who is probably lying.”

“My suffering had a purpose.”

“There's a price to public humiliation, and the price is paid not just by the person at the center of it but by their family and friends.”