J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes

I'm a total wreck. Afraid to let anyone near. Afraid they'll see the real me.

When I read my interviews, I feel, is it me? I constantly wonder if someone will get hurt if I say this or that. It is unfortunate that I am scared to say what I feel.

Your heart opens and of course you're completely panicked because you're used to guarding this organ with your life.

What makes me deeply vulnerable? Probably the thing I suffer most from and have the most uncontrollable reactions from is still social anxiety.

Exaggerated sensitiveness is an expression of the feeling of inferiority.

I'm very insecure.

Fame terrifies me. I can say that with honesty. You're terrified that, when people know the real you, they won't like you.

In 'Straight Talking,' I had bared my soul, and the press attention had been overwhelming. There were times when I felt scared and vulnerable, regretting the articles I had written to publicize the book, regretting I had opened my life up for all to see.

We live in a constant fear that our shortcomings will be exposed to family, to friends and to the world.

You know why I fear people's judgment? Because I know they're judging. I know they are.

I can't stand to ask anyone, 'How was that?'

Blurryface is a fictional character and a reference to insecurities, which I think all people have.

I'm really scared of everything. I'm very, very emotional. I'm extremely soft!

But that isn't right. The King of Beasts shouldn't be a coward,'" said the Scarecrow. 'I know it,' returned the Lion, wiping a tear from his eye with the tip of his tail. 'It is my great sorrow, and makes my life very unhappy. But whenever there is danger, my heart begins to beat fast.' 'Perhaps you have heart disease,' said the Tin Woodman. 'It may be,' said the Lion.

It's as though some poor devil were to set out for a large dinner party with the knowledge that the following morning he would be hearing exactly what each of the other guests thought of him.

I stand there, feeling broken and small, thousands of eyes trained on me.

We're fragile, fragmented souls who are very sensitive to criticism.

To be honest, when I can feel that a lot of people are watching me, I get a little scared, but at the same time, it inspires me.

I have found it impossible to talk to anyone about my problems. I couldn't face the embarrassment, and anyway I lack the courage. Any courage I had was knocked out of me when I was young. But now, all of sudden I have a sort of desperate wish to tell everything to somebody.

My heart is afraid that it will have to suffer.

Comedy is frightening at first because you're opening yourself up. When it's just you and people hate it, you're like, "Oh God. Do they hate me?"

I think Nancy Reagan felt so judged all the time and she felt so unlovable.

Derision is never so agonizing as when it pounces on the wanderings of misguided sensibility.

Embarrassment, or the risk of it, accompanies all your important choices.

I worry that people will think that I have done what I've done just because I have access and resources. I hope people will know that I'm just as scared and lonely as anyone else!