She looked at him, his soft brown eyes and tall form, and contemplated raising herself on her toes and kissing his ear, or his cheek…Instead, impulsively before leaving, she reached up and smoothed his mussed...

[Lily] “Petunia’s hair is too curly to braid,” She said conversationally. Oliver wasn’t sure why, but that was what finally made him blush.

Never forget that when connections get destroyed by means of bad communication, it’s good communication that resolves them. Don’t be shy to say “I am sorry” and “please forgive me”. That’s a good communication!

I was very shy. I’m still shy.

My first language was shy. It’s only by having been thrust into the limelight that I have learned to cope with my shyness.

Shy, what is it? I say it is intrigued by pride and hesitated by a feeling of being unworthy.

I was really, really shy when I was a little girl.

She holds herself with such reserve. She smiles, but the smile doesn’t reach her eyes, even in the company of the girls she’s chosen to eat with. Why?I have no clue, and I really don’t...

Guess The Mannequin” with me and two mannequins, you’d pick me, because I’m the quiet one. Still, it’s important for me to get out and meet people, even if that means hanging around department stores...

I’m very shy in a crowd.

Once bitten twice shy? Sure, but… why not get a bigger dog and bite them back?

My Shyness Is Often Mistaken As My Rudeness

Because there are hundreds of different ways to say one thing, I, being a writer, songwriter, and poet, speak childishly and incoherently. In speech there is so much to decide in so little time.

Forget about showering with my fellow students in Tribeca Alternative’s prison-style showers—one nozzle for four to six girls at a time—in the locker room. It was impossible to work up a sweat during what passed...

So what if that one resident is shy? Do shy people not count as citizens? Do introverts not pay taxes?” You tried to claim that you were talking about population size and classifications on categories—nomenclature,...

Half of me is filled with bursting words and half of me is painfully shy. I crave solitude yet also crave people. I want to pour life and love into everything yet also nurture my...

I would, at any rate, but then, I am well known to be remarkably shy.

I’m actually much more shy and self-conscious than people’s perception of me.

Perhaps a seemingly dull, boring person is not a person who lacks personality, but rather a person with so much personality most other things bore them.

I have never met a man more shy than Clark Gable. He was so shy, you couldn’t make him talk.

I’m a private person. I’m shy about people knowing things.

I’m actually introverted and shy.

Although I was a shy child, I was also a bit flamboyant.

I was very shy and somewhat awkward. I studied too hard. And to have this exciting dorm life was a whole new thing.

It often seems as though the silent, humble servant is secretly wiser and more discerning than the haughty master; yet through dutiful (and sometimes insecure) surrender he continues to serve and carry out petty orders...

I’ve always known my own mind, and I’m not shy about speaking it.

Yeah, hi.

In her experience, groups of friends like that just didn’t open up to include underage, undersized geeks like her. They hadn’t sounded mean, they just sounded — self-confident. Something she wasn’t.

That’s the poisoned chalice: when you’re shy, people assume you’re arrogant.

I’ve always thought of myself as shy.

The humble ones are always learning and improving, and their secret is always that it’s a secret.

I stayed there on the floor like that for a long, long time.Eating and crying.Crying and eating.

Everybody wants to be somebody fancy. Even if they’re shy.

Politicians are actors, too, don’t you think? Usually, if you like people and you’re outgoing, not a shy little thing, you can do pretty well in politics.

Even painfully shy and awkward people are not painfully shy or awkward when they are alone. The way to access this natural, comfortable alone-self when you are with others is by choosing to forbid yourself...

Is it ok to sometimes be shy?Yes, of course. The point is,that being that way all the time and using it as an excuse to never be the opposite of shy,it’s not good. It’s not...

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....

…words are so strong and I am so timid – my soul ignores warnings and I end up covered with your paint …

I’m a little more reserved in person than people expect. But I warm up quickly, like leftovers. Meatloaf, anyone?

Clearly she was expected to say something, but panic at having to speak stole the thoughts from her head.

If you are uncomfortable meeting people on your own, the perfect way to do it is to volunteer to help greet those who arrive. This way, you have a purposeful task that is meeting people....

May feel like you’re falling’, Tabby, but remember, I’m at the bottom ready to catch you.

A bold slave is more powerful than a timid king

Being shy is a symptom of a low self-esteem.

I was just so blatantly shy throughout my life.

He was rather clumsy and shy and looked as if he’d spent the last ten years of his life locked up in a library – hardly the kind of man any girl your age dreams...

But when I close my eyes, I’m more like THIS under the surface: I’m laughing and scheming and dreaming.

Basically, I’m a shy human being. Very introverted.

I’ve always been really shy. I was always afraid of any kind of confrontation.

I was just shy of reaching my goal. My goal was to be more extroverted, so being just shy meant I completely failed.