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. Susan Cain excessivelyfearfeel share on social
Shyness is inherently uncomfortable; introversion is not. The traits do overlap, though psychologists debate to what degree. Susan Cain debatedegreeinherently Change image and share on social
Shyness is invariably a suppression of something. It's almost a fear of what you're capable of. Rhys Ifans capablefearinvariably Change image and share on social
Shyness is just egoism out of its depth. Penelope Keith depthegoismshyness Change image and share on social
Sibling relationships are complicated. All family relationships are. Look at Hamlet. Maurice Saatchi complicatefamilyhamlet Change image and share on social
Sibling relationships figure in a lot of my books. You don't often see relationships between adult siblings explored in fiction. Dara Horn adultbookexplore Change image and share on social
Sibling rivalry was, and still is to this day, rampant in my family. We were all competing for my parents' divided attention. Janine di Giovanni attentioncompeteday Change image and share on social
Siblings are the guarantors that the private childhood world - so unlike the adult world that scientists are only just beginning to understand it - is a fully shared and objective one. Alison Gopnik adultbeginchildhood Change image and share on social
Sicily is a blessed land. First, because of its geographic position in the Mediterranean. Second, for its history and all the different peoples who have settled there: Arabs, Greeks, Normans, the Swedes. That has made us different from others. We exaggerate, we overdo. We love Greek tragedy. We cry, we fight, sometimes for nothing. Marcello Giordani arabblesscry share on social