Shyness has a strange element of narcissism, a belief that how we look, how we perform, is truly important to other people."
- Andre Dubus (via hrsvt)
"Women feel more guilt than men, not because of some weird chromosomal issue but because they have a history of being blamed for other people’s behavior. You get hit, you must have annoyed someone; you get raped, you must have excited someone; your kid is a junkie, you must have brought him up wrong."
- Guilt Poisons Women by Germaine Greer
Take a lover who looks at you like maybe you are magic."
- Frida Kahlo
(Source: cherrywayne, via bobbysockss)
"May the bridges I burn light the way."
- Dylan Mckay, 90210
(Source: theonlymagicleftisart, via gentlethrills)
"Socializing is as exhausting as giving blood. People assume we loners are misanthropes just sitting thinking, ‘Oh, people are such a bunch of assholes,’ but it’s really not like that. We just have a smaller tolerance for what it takes to be with others. It means having to perform. I get so tired of communicating."
- Anneli Rufus
(Source: tall, via napoleonshaircut
I don't know what you think all of these quotes have in common, but for me they talk about being shy. Which I am. WHY is that so bad? What if I can't help it? Why is it we can accept all types of things about people but not the fact that they are shy or slightly awkward with new people? I think that's ridiculous. I think we all need to become better at using our intuitive senses to figure people out, and not rely so much on a performance. What does a performance really tell you? It's just something people have gotten good at in order to hide their true selves! Why the crap would I want to see a performance??? I wanna know how someone really is, who they are!! SO BE SHY if you want to. Yeah, that quote says that it's narcissistic, but I have another opinion aside from that one. It has to do with the quote about women and guilt. What if why people are also super idealists who don't want to command all the attention and want things to be equal for other and want whatever situation to be shared instead of directed by a small percentage??? I'm pretty sure that's how a lot of introverts feel. ISN'T THAT A GOOD THING?!?!?!?!? That's how I feel usually. I feel guilty if I command the attention of all, I want their input! I want them to feel like they are a part of things! I want to include them! Why do we only want one person to take over? Because that's how we've trained ourselves in our society? It's ridiculous and inconsiderate. I hate it. So next time you meet someone who's shy, think about why they are shy and try to figure out the real person inside. Chances are they are way smart and super witty, you just don't have the patience to move past the initial meeting to see that, and if you don't you'll miss a whole lot of goodness.
So too bad for you.
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