Being shy Quote by Laurie Halse Anderson

“I would never be popular. I didn't want to be; I liked being shy. I'd never be the smartest or the hottest or the happiest. By eighth grade you start to figure out your limits.” quote by Laurie Halse Anderson — Download Open image

“I would never be popular. I didn't want to be; I liked being shy. I'd never be the smartest or the hottest or the happiest. By eighth grade you start to figure out your limits.”

Laurie Halse Anderson

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.8 out of 5 (4 ratings)

More by Laurie Halse Anderson

“The word ghost sounds like memory. The word therapy means exorcism”

Laurie Halse Anderson

Image

Censorship is the child of fear and the father of ignorance.

Laurie Halse Anderson

Image

“I have this halfway place, a rest stop on the road to sleep, where I can stay for hours. I don't even need to…

Laurie Halse Anderson

Image

I can see us, living in the woods, her wearing that A, me with a S maybe, S for silent, S for stupid, for…

Laurie Halse Anderson

Image

Eating plain toast will detonate her. "I'll have some honey." When the bread is done I scrape on a microscopic layer of it and…

Laurie Halse Anderson

Image

Cutting pain was a different flavor of hurt. It made it easier not to think about having my body and my family and my…

Laurie Halse Anderson

Image

I am learning how to be angry and sad and lonely and joyful and excited and afraid and happy.

Laurie Halse Anderson

Image

“Leaning against my father, the sadness finally broke open inside me, hollowing out my heart and leaving me bleeding. My feet felt rooted in…

Laurie Halse Anderson

Image

I like cheeseburgers too much to be a model.

Laurie Halse Anderson

Image

I am getting better at smiling when people expect it.

Laurie Halse Anderson

Image

“All that crap you hear on TV about communication and expressing feelings is a lie. Nobody really wants to hear what you have to…

Laurie Halse Anderson

Image

I doubt trees are ever told to 'be the screwed-up ninth-grader.'

Laurie Halse Anderson

Image

Explore all 437 Laurie Halse Anderson quotes

More Being shy quotes

I think for a group that has a reputation for being shy and elusive, we're actually outspoken.

Stevie Jackson

Image

I always just forced myself to do crazy things in public. In college I would push an overhead projector across campus with my pants…

Will Ferrell

Image

The good thing about being shy though as a child is that you become very observant because you're not really actively participating. You're sitting…

Rebel Wilson

Image

I'd been educated stupidly, I knew nothing about nothing, that's part of being shy.

Agnes Varda

Image

In real life I'm very low-key. A wallflower. One of the reasons I went into comedy and acting was that I was sick of…

Jemaine Clement

Image

People have a hard time believing that, but not having a father around, being shy, I just never participated in sports much.

Chuck Norris

Image

That's what being shy feels like. Like my skin is too thin, the light too bright. Like the best place I could possibly be…

Carol Rifka Brunt

Image

When you have something in life that you want to accomplish greatly, you have to be willing to give up your happiness…I’ve lost all…

Mike Tyson

Image

I was always very shy but as I get older I think, What am I being shy for? You just grow weary of your…

Steve Martin

Image

I think if I were a college professor, no one would say I was uncomfortable about being shy because that might be expected. But…

Ricky Williams

Image

Cowards can't be faulted for being shy. They can't be held responsible for anything.

Koushun Takami

Image

You're either a rationalist, or you're not. And the good news is a recent poll found 20% of adults under 30 say they are…

Bill Maher

Image

Browse all 16 Being shy quotes

Being shy Quote by Laurie Halse Anderson

Related quotes

More by Laurie Halse Anderson

More Being shy quotes