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title: "29 Painfully Shy Quotes by 29 authors"
description: "Browse 29 Painfully Shy quotes by 29 authors. Discover the best Painfully Shy sayings and thoughts."
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> [I was painfully shy as a child.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-nicol/i-was-painfully-shy-as-a-child/)

[Lesley Nicol](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-nicol/)

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> [I'm painfully shy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lindy-booth/i-m-painfully-shy/)

[Lindy Booth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lindy-booth/)

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> [I was a painfully shy person in my pre-acting days.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-deakins/i-was-a-painfully-shy-person-in-my-pre-acting-days/)

[Lucy Deakins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-deakins/)

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> [If I kind of like a guy, then I'm a fantastic flirt. But with a guy I truly like, I get painfully…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannen-doherty/if-i-kind-of-like-a-guy-then-i-m-a-fantastic-flirt-but-with-a-guy-i/)

[Shannen Doherty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannen-doherty/)

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> [I was just painfully shy. I couldn't talk to anyone. Going up in front of class, I would have to mentally prepare…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikey-madison/i-was-just-painfully-shy-i-couldn-t-talk-to-anyone-going-up-in-front/)

[Mikey Madison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikey-madison/)

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> [K. Thiagarajan is a painfully shy young man. But he is the human personification of the idiom 'Still waters run deep.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-shroff/k-thiagarajan-is-a-painfully-shy-young-man-but-he-is-the-human/)

[Jackie Shroff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-shroff/)

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> [He was painfully shy, which, as is often the manner of the painfully shy, he overcompensated for by being too loud at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-gaiman/he-was-painfully-shy-which-as-is-often-the-manner-of-the-painfully/)

[Neil Gaiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-gaiman/)

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> [I was, at times, painfully shy as a kid and all the way through college.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-burke/i-was-at-times-painfully-shy-as-a-kid-and-all-the-way-through-college/)

[Doris Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doris-burke/)

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> [Well, I'm English, so it's intimidating to step anywhere. I used to be painfully shy. I wouldn't say that I'm painfully shy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavin-rossdale/well-i-m-english-so-it-s-intimidating-to-step-anywhere-i-used-to-be/)

[Gavin Rossdale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gavin-rossdale/)

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> [As an adolescent, I was painfully shy, withdrawn. I didn't really have the nerve to sing my songs on stage, and nobody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/as-an-adolescent-i-was-painfully-shy-withdrawn-i-didn-t-really-have/)

[David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/)

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> [I was painfully shy as a child; I was dyslexic. I had a single mother who's an immigrant. I just didn't believe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kaya-scodelario/i-was-painfully-shy-as-a-child-i-was-dyslexic-i-had-a-single-mother/)

[Kaya Scodelario](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kaya-scodelario/)

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> [Photography came as a substitute. I was painfully shy and found talking to people difficult; a camera in hand gave me a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martine-franck/photography-came-as-a-substitute-i-was-painfully-shy-and-found/)

[Martine Franck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martine-franck/)

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> [I was obsessed with movies, and it ended up being the tool with which I could make friends. Because I was too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-reeves/i-was-obsessed-with-movies-and-it-ended-up-being-the-tool-with-which/)

[Matt Reeves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-reeves/)

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> [Stage-persona notwithstanding, I'm extremely shy and quiet. Almost painfully shy. People misinterpret that as being above it all or not interested.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-michael-straczynski/stage-persona-notwithstanding-i-m-extremely-shy-and-quiet-almost/)

[J. Michael Straczynski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-michael-straczynski/)

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> [I was painfully shy, and I had tremendous difficulty making friends. So, lacking friends, I watched other people. Watching is something all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-flinn/i-was-painfully-shy-and-i-had-tremendous-difficulty-making-friends-so/)

[Alex Flinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-flinn/)

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> [I know this sounds strange, but as a kid, I was really shy. Painfully shy. The turning point was freshman year, when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-carrey/i-know-this-sounds-strange-but-as-a-kid-i-was-really-shy-painfully/)

[Jim Carrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-carrey/)

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> [“She was painfully shy, but physically she was brave to a surprising degree. She loved few persons, but those few with a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eva-hope/she-was-painfully-shy-but-physically-she-was-brave-to-a-surprising/)

[Eva Hope](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eva-hope/)

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> [I was painfully shy, so my aunt suggested to my mum that me and my brother go to Stage 84, a performing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-cooke/i-was-painfully-shy-so-my-aunt-suggested-to-my-mum-that-me-and-my/)

[Christian Cooke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-cooke/)

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> [Even painfully shy and awkward people are not painfully shy or awkward when they are alone. The way to access this natural,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/augusten-burroughs/even-painfully-shy-and-awkward-people-are-not-painfully-shy-or/)

[Augusten Burroughs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/augusten-burroughs/)

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> [“This is Harry. As a boy, Harry was very, very shy. Some people may have even said he was painfully shy. As…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ze-frank/this-is-harry-as-a-boy-harry-was-very-very-shy-some-people-may-have/)

[Ze Frank](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ze-frank/)

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> [When I told my mum I was going to play my first gig when I was 14, she couldn't believe it, cause…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-weller/when-i-told-my-mum-i-was-going-to-play-my-first-gig-when-i-was-14-she/)

[Paul Weller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-weller/)

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> [I was a painfully shy, awkward kid, with low self-esteem and almost no social skills. Online, I didn't have a problem talking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-cline/i-was-a-painfully-shy-awkward-kid-with-low-self-esteem-and-almost-no/)

[Ernest Cline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-cline/)

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> [From the first time he’d met her, he’d sensed an air of contradiction about her. She was very much a woman, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-de-lint/from-the-first-time-he-d-met-her-he-d-sensed-an-air-of-contradiction/)

[Charles de Lint](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-de-lint/)

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> [It didn't help that she was painfully shy and kept to herself, because then they just thought she was stuck-up, which she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-de-la-cruz/it-didn-t-help-that-she-was-painfully-shy-and-kept-to-herself-because/)

[Melissa de la Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-de-la-cruz/)

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> [I was shy. I was painfully shy, until fifth grade when I transferred to another school and befriended the class clown. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-fillion/i-was-shy-i-was-painfully-shy-until-fifth-grade-when-i-transferred-to/)

[Nathan Fillion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-fillion/)

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> [I was painfully shy when I was younger but at some point you've gotta grow up. I think the genius in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-burr/i-was-painfully-shy-when-i-was-younger-but-at-some-point-you-ve-gotta/)

[Bill Burr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-burr/)

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> [I think you've got to like people. There are MPs who are either painfully shy or who don't like public speaking or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-kennedy/i-think-you-ve-got-to-like-people-there-are-mps-who-are-either/)

[Charles Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-kennedy/)

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> [As a painfully shy kid, my fun time was locking myself away and watching movie after movie after movie. Watching a good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/india-eisley/as-a-painfully-shy-kid-my-fun-time-was-locking-myself-away-and/)

[India Eisley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/india-eisley/)

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> [In school I was painfully shy. But as soon as I had to get up in front of the class and give…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/in-school-i-was-painfully-shy-but-as-soon-as-i-had-to-get-up-in-front/)

[Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/)

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