"Shyness has a strange element of narcissism, a belief that how we look, how we perform, is truly important to other people." - André Dubus, Broken Vessels, 1991

"Happiness hates the timid! So does science!" - Eugene O'Neill, Strange Interlude, 1928

"When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you." - Lao-Tzu

don't mind me, just trying to psych myself up. :)