“I hate to think of a day where a compelling book or a compelling authorial voice would be lost simply because that person doesn't have a Web site. But I think that, to use the Internet in a positive way, to turn people on to reading, is something that authors shouldn't really shy away from necessarily.” PeopleThinkingWayPersonsBookUseWould BeHateTurnsReadingLostVoiceInternetI HateShyCompellingSite Author:Marisha Pessl
“As Summer into Autumn slips And yet we sooner say "The Summer" than "the Autumn," lest We turn the sun away, And almost count it an Affront The presence to concede Of one however lovely, not The one that we have loved - So we evade the charge of Years On one attempting shy The Circumvention of the Shaft Of Life's Declivity.” YearsTurnsSunSummerLovelyShyAutumnSlipsSeptemberAttemptingAffront Book:The Life and Letters of Emily Dickinson Source: The Life and Letters of Emily Dickinson
“Scientists are rarely to be counted among the fun people. Awkward at parties, shy with strangers, deficient in irony - they have had no choice but to turn their attention to the close study of everyday objects.” PeopleScienceTurnsChoicesFunPartyAttentionStudyObjectsScientistEverydayStrangerIronyShyAwkwardEveryday Objects Book:The Fran Lebowitz Reader Source: The Fran Lebowitz Reader
“I can feel very brave through all the action scenes in front of the people who are on the set, but when a girl comes close to me my face turns red because I'm so shy.” PeopleFeelsI CanActionFacesTurnsGirlFrontsSceneRedBraveShy Author:Jet Li
“A lot of my friends they call me 'the therapist'. They come to me looking for advice. I must be doing something right because they keep coming back. But I'm not very good at kind of looking into my own world and trying to pick apart what is really wrong and fix those things. I like to kind of shy away from certain issues and turn away.” WorldTryingKindCertainTurnsMy OwnIssuesAdvicePicksMy FriendsVery GoodShyCall MeComing BackTherapistsMy Own World Author:Janet Jackson
“But no matter what the outcome, how the friends turn out in the end, it should not stop you from making new friends. Once bitten, twice shy should not be applied to friendship.” ShouldEndsMatterTurnsRelationshipNo Matter WhatOutcomesShyNew FriendsMaking New Friends Author:Rita Zahara