When sex is necessary for the plot of a book, or a character development, then I don't shy away from it. Why should I?
A woman can be sexy, charming, witty or shy with her shoes.
Being chronically shy I needed to create a persona for myself and be involved with a band where I could be ruler of my own kingdom. Then Pulp became hugely popular and I lost control of it, which is when it all went wrong.
I was a chronically shy child. That kernel of my younger self is still there, but I've developed mechanisms to deal with it.
I think we should talk about what the objectives of the party are, whether that's restoring the Clause Four as it was originally written or it's a different one, but I think we shouldn't shy away from public participation, public investment in industry, and public control of the railways.
My opinions of which of my works are good are vastly different than other people's. There is one that I'm obsessed with but I swear... no one else has ever even commented on it. So I'm a bit shy to draw attention to it.
An awful lot of actors shy away from the uglier aspects of the human condition. They want to be liked, which is a cop-out. You've got to go for it.
My first language was shy. It's only by having been thrust into the limelight that I have learned to cope with my shyness.
For me, I used to be shy towards journalism because it wasn't poetry. And then I realized that the events that I covered in essays that became journalism were actually great because they inspired me, and they became my muse.
Beyonce was very shy around children, and one of the reasons we put her in dance classes was so she'd have some little kid friends.
I'm a little more shy and not comfortable dancing in front of a large crowd.
Elvis was a sweet darling, shy fellow, but he was really boring.
Because I was a shy and awkward child, I used humour to deflect attention. It was a controlling mechanism. Because I could use it to control my image.
I was the original socially depraved shy ghetto kid.
Since most cyberwar is conducted covertly, governments avoid any public acknowledgment of their own abilities and shy away from engaging in any sort of 'cyber diplomacy.' Statecraft conducted in secret fails to create public norms for deterrence.
Endings are a part of life, and we are actually wired to execute them. But because of trauma, developmental failures, and other reasons, we shy away from the steps that could open up whole new worlds of development and growth.
I haven't always been confident enough to rock different styles because I used to be really shy.
Mentioning the word 'menstruation' has always been a taboo in India. People always shy away from talking about menstruation hygiene, and the awareness about the topic is very dismal.
I was very quiet, very shy and docile.
Since when did scientific evidence become a reason to shy away from ecological action just because it wasn't popular?