Body Quote by Ian Mcewan

“It is shaming sometimes, how the body will not, or cannot, lie about emotions.”

— Ian McEwan

“Blushing manifests the exposure, the unexpectedness, the involuntary nature of shame. In On Shame and the Search for Identity Helen Lynd writes, “One’s feeling…

— John Bradshaw

As fleeting emotions stalk it, a face can leak fear or the guilt of a forming lie.

— Diane Ackerman

“In fact, the very thing that many high-reactives hate most about blushing— its uncontrollability— is what makes it so socially useful. “Because it is…

— Susan Cain

The bold defiance of a woman is the certain sign of her shame, - when she has once ceased to blush, it is because…

— Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

Feelings can be controlled, but tears never lie.

— Ritu Ghatourey

“These guys may not talk too much about relationships, but they sure do blush at telling moments, don’t they? Maybe that’s the key to…

— Jody Gehrman

What is the evolutionary value of blushing? It seems not to be to our advantage to do it, to involuntarily reveal our inner emotions.…

— Frans de Waal

Once my heart was captured, reason was shown the door, deliberately and with a sort of frantic joy. I accepted everything, I believed everything,…

— George Sand

When someone blushes, doesn't that mean 'yes'?

— Antoine de Saint-Exupery

The person who still blushes is not yet a degenerate.

— Neil Young

“because their lack of conscience prevents them from blushing—”

— Christopher Hitchens