Appearance Quote by Katherine McIntyre

“It's only awkward if you let it be.”

— Silvia Donahue

“Well, sugar," she said, limping off, "don't be too hard on yourself. Now and again it's okay to let yourself off the hook." But…

— Tom Franklin

“...that's what friends did. Let each other off the hook when they didn't want to talk.”

— Lauren Dane

“Since I couldn't be the prettiest girl at the party I could at least make it uncomfortable for the one who was.”

— Joan Bauer

“Oh, well, that's not bad, I suppose. I mean, I'd prefer devastatingly sophisticated - but almost endearing is more than I could have hoped…

— Jane Costello

“I don't want to spend my time rescuing you from awkward situations.”

— Jane Toombs

“She's been used to hiding her feelings for so long, no wonder her manner can be a little awkward.”

— Sophie Kinsella

“Too late. It was all too late. But she went on, determined as ever and always trying to catch up.”

— Alan Bennett

“I expect he did it awkwardly, but awkwardness in men was a sign of sincerity then.”

— Margaret Atwood

“His warmth, which seemed to presume upon some happy old intimacy we did not share, had thrown me into awkwardness.”

— Donna Tartt

“She was quietly lovely, unassumingly pretty, completely unaware that at some point between awkwardness and adulthood she had grown so appealing. And because she…

— Amy Harmon

“And now I don't have an excuse to break his face. I would have really enjoyed that, too.”

— Stephenie Meyer