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Quotes About Awkward

Moments before she planted a massive kiss right on his mouth. Call's eyes went wide. Hers were closed as she leaned into him. They stood like that for a moment. Call was aware that people were staring at them — Tamara looking shocked, and Aaron, standing near her, started to laugh. Call was pretty sure Aaron was laughing at the fact that Call, having no idea where to put his hands, was waving his arms around like a squid underwater.
~ Holly Black
Um," he said, because his conversational skills were amazing.
~ Holly Black
I have no idea what to say to him. "The Latin Club is totally evil," I blurt. "The Latin Club?" I can understand why he's confused.
~ Holly Black
Have I told you how hideous you look tonight?" "No, tell me." "I can't.
~ Holly Black
They had made love for the first time just the other night at his place. The children were with her mother. (The night before she hit her head.) It was beautiful. Well, okay, it was awkward. (For example, he seemed to think he should lick her toes. Where had he got such an idea? It tickled unbearably, and she accidentally kicked him in the nose.)
~ Liane Moriarty
because she might have already kissed him before. No. He pressed his thumb in between her eyebrows. What was he doing? Was it some sort of weird middle-aged-people ritual? Was she meant to do it back to him?
~ Liane Moriarty
after a fancy-dress fortieth, and a very weird sober kiss with a fat man in the
~ Liane Moriarty
So at school events you've got a plumber, a banker and a crystal healer standing around trying to make conversation.
~ Liane Moriarty
I was reminded of the time I got a free upgrade to first class, where I sat right next to Sean Connery. Tongue-tied, I couldn't think of a thing to say besides, "You're Sean Connery," of which presumably he was aware.
~ Lionel Shriver
Hi," Caitlyn said. "Hello." "I'm Caitlyn." Mathilde grinned. "The Wild West girl who rode bareback! Yes, I know. The whole school knows! Can you shoot a gun, too?" Caitlyn's cheeks heated in embarrassment. "Urg," she gurgled, "no.
~ Unknown
And to think that you got Interpol involved in this. How embarrassing!
~ Lisa Jewell
I scowled defensively. "My conversations don't usually include the subject of erections." "Too bad," he said. "All the best conversations do.
~ Lisa Kleypas
Every therapeutic cure, and still more, any awkward attempt to show the patient the truth, tears him from the cradle of his freedom from responsibility and must therefore reckon with the most vehement resistance.
~ Alfred Adler
I always have awkward relationships with the ladies for whatever reason. I don't know and so here we are. I was able to sort of take all of those terrible, terrible, terrible dates and turn them into a money making venture.
~ Jason Segel
And in any case, it was embarrassing, something you didn't really want to see, like watching somebody clean their nostrils with a fingertip. I cleared my throat as I came in to my chair, but he didn't look up.
~ Jeff Lindsay
It made me a bit uneasy; why was she staring like that? I glanced down to make sure I was wearing pants, and I was. When I looked up again, she was still staring.
~ Jeff Lindsay
I watched him go for a second, marveling that such a truly awkward performance came so easily to such an apparently perfect man. It was so odd that for a moment I thought it had to be deliberate—perhaps a way to change the subject? Could he really be that uncomfortable talking about his affluent ways? Or was he hiding something even more nefarious than wealth?
~ Jeff Lindsay
It's, um, you know," I said, feeling exceptionally awkward. "There's something unique about every murder, so you try to see what would make somebody do that.
~ Jeff Lindsay
like it. And, hey, why do I have so much sand in my crotch?" Okay
~ Jen Lancaster
Oh my God, what is going on? Did you just curtsy at someone?
~ Jessica Park
Hell is being stuck in a lift with Elton John and the Queen Mother.
~ Ian Brown
I wouldn't say I handle attention well. I'd say I stumble over pick-up lines poorly. I'm not good at any of that.
~ Ryan Eggold
I was pretty awkward when I was young, but I was never afraid of putting myself out there. I would say stupid things but then they would laugh at me and possibly find it endearing.
~ Kunal Nayyar
Affectation is an awkward and forced imitation of what should be genuine and easy, wanting the beauty that accompanies what is natural.
~ John Locke