167 Quotes About Shyness

Shy people are my favorites. The unmistakable glint of shyness in someone's eyes can mesmerize me for years!

Well into his thirties he dreamed of having to go to school as a grown-up, opening his desk, and rummaging inside to hide his face, “suffering over again with increased intensity the shyness and sense of disgrace of my boyhood.” And yet Wallace came to be grateful for what he called his “constitutional shyness,” which he felt had given him long periods of solitary study and a hesitancy over words that led him to avoid the verbosity that marred so many scholarly works.

Shyness can be interpreted as a kind of aggression.

Libby wasn't a big talker - Michelle and Debby seemed to hog all her words. She made pronouncements: I like ponies. I hate spaghetti. I hate you. Like her mother, she had no poker face. No poker mood. It was all right there. When she wasn't angry or sad, she just didn't say much.

No longer did she look like a shy little maid who was trained to censor her thought before it reached her mouth. These past few days had turned her into a reserved yet intelligent young woman.

Like shyness, cowardice cannot swim in alcohol.

To be ashamed of being poor, you need, not only poverty, but also stupidity.

But she wished she had had the guts to go up to him and say hello. Or possibly break his legs, she wasn't sure which.

Deep rivers run quiet.