“In high school, I had to hide my comic book side, my nerd side from the civilian world so they wouldn't categorize me. They would try to marginalize me for what I like. I tried to give it up, believe me. I tried to kick the habit. But there's too much I liked about it to give it up completely.” WorldGivingTryingBelieveBookSchoolSidesToo MuchHabitHigh SchoolComicKicksBelieve In MeComic BookNerdCivilians Author:Mark Hamill
“I was your quintessential nerd in high school.” SchoolHigh SchoolNerdQuintessential Author:Neal Boortz
“I was just this chubby little Indian kid who looked like a nerd. I didn't have a ton of academic skills. It wasn't until I was in high school that I was like, "I guess I like writing dialogue." So that's how I got into it.” WritingLittlesKidsSchoolSkillsHigh SchoolDialogueIndianAcademicNerdWriting Dialogue Author:Mindy Kaling
“I shopped at J. Crew in high school, I studied computer science. I was a nerd-nerd, now I'm a music-nerd.” SchoolComputerHigh SchoolCrewNerdComputer Science Author:Mayer Hawthorne
“I don't like the vulgarity of Oscars weekend, but it's also sweet. It's prom weekend for anyone who didn't experience the real prom: the nerds, gay, arty outsiders. Hollywood is high school with money.” RealSchoolSweetGayHigh SchoolHollywoodWeekendOutsidersOscarsNerdVulgarityProm Author:Kevin Sessums
“I was such a nerd in high school, I didn't even have imaginary friends, I had imaginary bullies.” SchoolHigh SchoolImaginaryBullyNerdImaginary Friend Author:Brian Posehn
“In high school I was a jazz nerd, listened to a lot of Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk and stuff like that. Maybe in Harry Pussy I was listening to more horn players.” SchoolStuffPlayerListeningHigh SchoolJazzNerdMonkHornsBudPussy Author:Bill Orcutt
“I have been a goof my whole life. I wasn't really the popular girl in school and didn't have any boyfriends in high school because I was a nerd. I was a geek.” Has BeensWholeSchoolGirlHigh SchoolWhole LifeNerdGeekGoofsPopular Girl Author:Malin Akerman
“Being a nerd, which is to say going too far and caring too much about a subject, is the best way to make friends I know. For me, the spark that turns an acquaintance into a friend has usually been kindled by some shared enthusiasm . . . At fifteen, I couldn't say two words about the weather or how I was doing, but I could come up with a paragraph or two about the album Charlie Parker with Strings. In high school, I made the first real friends I ever had because one of them came up to me at lunch and started talking about the Cure.” KnowsWayFirstsMadeTwoRealSchoolTurnsTalkingToo MuchSubjectsHigh SchoolCome UpAlbumsCaringBest WayWeatherCuresEnthusiasmStringsLunchSparksFifteenReal FriendsNerdAcquaintanceCharlieParagraphCaring Too Much Author:Sarah Vowell