“A normal adolescent is so restless and twitchy and awkward that he can mange to injure his knee--not playing soccer, not playing football--but by falling off his chair in the middle of French class.” FallClassMiddleFootballNormalSoccerKneesChairsAwkwardRestlessPlaying FootballFalling OffPlaying Soccer Book:Necessary Losses: The Loves Illusions Dependencies and Impossible Ex Source: Necessary Losses: The Loves Illusions Dependencies and Impossible Ex
“I have discovered that many of the things I thought were priceless are as cheap as costume jewelry, and much of what I labeled worthless was, all the time, filled with the kind of beauty that directly nourishes my soul... Now I think that the vast majority of us "normal" people spend our lives trashing our treasures and treasuring our trash. We bustle around trying to create the impression that we are hip, imperturbable, omniscient, in perfect control, when in fact we are awkward and scared and bewildered.” PeopleThinkingTryingKindSoulFactsPerfectOur LivesNormalMajorityFilledScaredTreasureImpressionMy SoulHipsAwkwardConsumerismCostumesWorthlessTrashJewelryPricelessOverconsumptionBewilderedOmniscientBustle Author:Martha Beck
“I find it very hard to believe that people would prefer an awkward picture with me than a normal conversation.” PeopleBelieveHardConversationNormalAwkwardHard To Believe Author:Alison Pill
“I think any relationship that is normal - I mean, there's no normal relationship, but in terms of a flawed relationship, there's always gonna be awkward moments within that because you're addressing things that the world is throwing at you, whether that's distance or whether that's where this is going or other people and past relationships, all these factors.” PeopleThinkingWorldMeanMomentsPastTermNormalDistanceFactorsThrowingAwkwardFlawedPast Relationship Author:Imogen Poots
“When you start becoming a pop star, you think, Hold on a second, maybe my life is different now - maybe all these people that I thought of as celebrities are going to be normal, and when I walk into a room I'm going to be really cool and so is everyone else. But that's not what happens at all - I was awkward, and then I just retreated from any social engagement for about a year.” PeopleThinkingYearsDifferentHappensLife IsSocialStarsWalksRoomsBecomingNormalPopsEngagementAwkwardReally CoolPop Stars Author:Matthew Healy
“[Director Richard Tanne] was inspired by their [Barack and Michelle Obama] flirtation, and their connection. That's not normal with politicians who are married - they usually look forced or awkward.” LooksPoliticianDirectorsNormalMarriedConnectionsInspiredBarackAwkwardFlirtation Author:Tika Sumpter