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title: "8 Shy Reserved Quotes by 8 authors"
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> [I'm not a natural story-teller. Put a keyboard in front of me and I'm fine, but stand me up in front of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-bryson/i-m-not-a-natural-story-teller-put-a-keyboard-in-front-of-me-and-i-m/)

[Bill Bryson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-bryson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/876/bill-bryson-340_audience_i-m-not-a-natural-story-teller-put-a-key_484959.png)

> [In Season 1, Will is more shy and reserved, and then in Season 2, after the monster attacks him and takes over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noah-schnapp/in-season-1-will-is-more-shy-and-reserved-and-then-in-season-2-after/)

[Noah Schnapp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noah-schnapp/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ee/noah-schnapp-8290_better_in-season-1-will-is-more-shy-and-reserve_948787.jpg)

> [My mom didn't ever think I would take to acting because I was a very shy, very reserved kind of child. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abigail-breslin/my-mom-didn-t-ever-think-i-would-take-to-acting-because-i-was-a-very/)

[Abigail Breslin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abigail-breslin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/720/abigail-breslin-19054_acting_my-mom-didn-t-ever-think-i-would-take-to_1321592.jpg)

> [I loved to make people laugh in high school, and then I found I loved being on stage in front of people.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-martin/i-loved-to-make-people-laugh-in-high-school-and-then-i-found-i-loved/)

[Steve Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-martin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/976/steve-martin-593_balance_i-loved-to-make-people-laugh-in-high-sch_1936653.jpg)

> [ The real Kim is very shy and reserved and not outspoken and loud like everybody assumes she is. \[Dancing with the Stars\]… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-kardashian/the-real-kim-is-very-shy-and-reserved-and-not-outspoken-and-loud-like/)

[Kim Kardashian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-kardashian/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a40/kim-kardashian-901_dancing-with-the-sta_the-real-kim-is-very-shy-and-reserved-an_2006174.jpg)

> [I was very shy and very reserved as a child, very, very introvert.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/om-puri/i-was-very-shy-and-very-reserved-as-a-child-very-very-introvert/)

[Om Puri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/om-puri/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/895/om-puri-22254_children_i-was-very-shy-and-very-reserved-as-a-ch_3050529.jpg)

> [I was very shy and reserved, so it was a bit contradictory to get into politics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/najat-vallaud-belkacem/i-was-very-shy-and-reserved-so-it-was-a-bit-contradictory-to-get-into/)

[Najat Vallaud-Belkacem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/najat-vallaud-belkacem/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/483/najat-vallaud-belkacem-14407_contradictory_i-was-very-shy-and-reserved-so-it-was-a_3051328.jpg)

> [Off camera, I'm, like, chill and very laid-back. I don't know if the word is 'shy,' but 'reserved.' I'm always thinking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-paul/off-camera-i-m-like-chill-and-very-laid-back-i-don-t-know-if-the-word/)

[Jake Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-paul/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e87/jake-paul-8608_always_off-camera-i-m-like-chill-and-very-laid_3092146.jpg)

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