Maria Semple Quotes

Sometimes I think I'm the craziest person on the planet.

I've spent my life being embarrassed.

I'm usually pretty insecure.

I'm not the guy who bursts into the room. I'm the most insecure person you'll meet if you get to know me.

I wouldn't want anything to do with me.

Because I am basically so insecure and anxious and afraid, I never, ever in my life learned to reach out for help, ever.

I'm never going to wake up and look in the mirror and think, 'Yes, I'll go out and meet people.' Most of the time, you wake up, look in the mirror, and want to give up. And that doesn't change. It isn't awful; it's just the way I feel.

I don't smile all the time. Trust me, there have been days when I have been a mess.

I could come in the gym to train with the boys and they'd think I was alright, but I'd go home and sit there crying.

I obsess too much.

Westerners, more than most Asians, are prone to feelings of fear, self-hatred, and unworthiness.

I cried every day of first grade. In class. Which meant I ended up getting comfortable emoting in a place where it wasn't the norm.

Ever since I was a little girl, I've worried too much. It always bothers me because sometimes you end up worrying more about the worry and you are not resolving things that are right there in front of you. I have been like that all my life, and it's hard to change.

Do I have my days when I've thrown a little pity party for myself? Absolutely.

I'm very insecure.

I don't know about anyone else, but if I had problems or issues, maybe I wouldn't feel as comfortable talking about them in a group.

I couldn't bear it if anyone knew I had hardly any self-confidence at all.

There were times when I've not wanted to be in my own skin, and that's a very scary feeling.

I'm very insecure. I'm human, just like anybody else.

I don't know - sometimes I catch myself being dark, and it's annoying. I think, 'Get over it.' I bore myself. But sometimes, like everybody, I'm sure I am obsessive.

I knew from a very young age that there was something very wrong with me.

I struggle with control.

I think my biggest flaw is my insecurity. I'm terribly insecure. I'm plagued with insecurities 24/7.

I am actually a terrible coward. Fear is a constant fact of my life.

She's probably in denial that she's a great big ball of insecurity and I'm quite well aware that I am one.