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Shyness has a strange element of narcissism, a belief that how we look, how we perform, is truly important to other people.

Shyness is invariably a suppression of something. It's almost a fear of what you're capable of.

Shyness displays itself differently in me. I think it's more an awkwardness.

They say shyness is a form of egotism, and you are only shy because you care too much about what people think of you. And maybe its true, maybe I am just an egotist.

The level of shyness has gone up dramatically in the last decade. I think shyness is an index of social pathology rather than a pathology of the individual.

Shyness is inherently uncomfortable; introversion is not. The traits do overlap, though psychologists debate to what degree.

Shyness is about the fear of social judgments - at a job interview or a party you might be excessively worried about what people think of you. Whereas an introvert might not feel any of those things at all, they simply have the preference to be in a quieter setting.

When you are shy, you live a lot in your own head.

I am shyer than most people think.

I've always been a shy person.