--- title: "9 Shins Quotes by 4 authors" description: "Browse 9 Shins quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best Shins sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c7/mona-simpson-11854_chosen_but-would-i-have-chosen-to-be-paul-i-d-m_1034694.png" --- > [“But would I have chosen to be Paul? I'd miss Will too much, the feel of his shins.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mona-simpson/but-would-i-have-chosen-to-be-paul-i-d-miss-will-too-much-the-feel-of/) [Mona Simpson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mona-simpson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c7/mona-simpson-11854_chosen_but-would-i-have-chosen-to-be-paul-i-d-m_1034694.png) > [I've always sort of felt like what the Shins is, I guess, is a vehicle for my writing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mercer/i-ve-always-sort-of-felt-like-what-the-shins-is-i-guess-is-a-vehicle/) [James Mercer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mercer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23f/james-mercer-10889_always_i-ve-always-sort-of-felt-like-what-the-s_1695579.png) > [Say what you want about long dresses, but they cover a multitude of shins.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mae-west/say-what-you-want-about-long-dresses-but-they-cover-a-multitude-of/) [Mae West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mae-west/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/903/mae-west-1200_about_say-what-you-want-about-long-dresses-but_1404971.jpg) > [My attempt at really doing classic sort of songwriting is Shins stuff.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mercer/my-attempt-at-really-doing-classic-sort-of-songwriting-is-shins-stuff/) [James Mercer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mercer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf8/james-mercer-10889_attempt_my-attempt-at-really-doing-classic-sort_2264954.png) > [You can say what you like about long dresses, but they cover a multitude of shins.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mae-west/you-can-say-what-you-like-about-long-dresses-but-they-cover-a/) [Mae West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mae-west/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ac/mae-west-1200_dresses_you-can-say-what-you-like-about-long-dre_3186607.jpg) > [“I sit with my knees pulled in tight and my arms wrapped around my shins. I can no longer feel my feet,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-ryan/i-sit-with-my-knees-pulled-in-tight-and-my-arms-wrapped-around-my/) [Carrie Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-ryan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e60/carrie-ryan-3373_death-and-dying_i-sit-with-my-knees-pulled-in-tight-and_2196206.jpg) > [There is pressure that comes with everything being a big deal. I remember thinking, 'I need to survive the Shins. I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mercer/there-is-pressure-that-comes-with-everything-being-a-big-deal-i/) [James Mercer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mercer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/445/james-mercer-10889_being_there-is-pressure-that-comes-with-everyt_972367.png) > [The Shins is, in a way, a recording project that turned into a live band. So I don't really keep myself beholden…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mercer/the-shins-is-in-a-way-a-recording-project-that-turned-into-a-live/) [James Mercer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mercer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d04/james-mercer-10889_any_the-shins-is-in-a-way-a-recording-projec_995058.png) > [I remember being in high school, and you had to draw those lines and define yourself. I don't think when I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mercer/i-remember-being-in-high-school-and-you-had-to-draw-those-lines-and/) [James Mercer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mercer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7d/james-mercer-10889_admit_i-remember-being-in-high-school-and-you_1758424.png) ## Top authors on Shins - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-james-mercer-46568.jpg) James Mercer 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/shins/james-mercer/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/shins/#itemlist", "name": "Shins Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“But would I have chosen to be Paul? 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