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Neither struck her as particularly experienced. The night would degenerate into the usual problems with an orgy: where to put what and where and when, and how to find room for one’s elbows.

Kerry Greenwood (b. 1954) Australian author and lawyer
Phryne Fisher, Book 10, Death Before Wicket, ch. 7 (1999)
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A little embarrassment prevents a lot of goodness.

Mignon McLaughlin (1913-1983) American journalist and author
The Neurotic’s Notebook, ch. 8 (1963)
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Added on 31-Jan-24 | Last updated 31-Jan-24
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I never wish to offend, but I am so foolishly shy, that I often seem negligent, when I am only kept back by my natural awkwardness.

Jane Austen
Jane Austen (1775-1817) English author
Sense and Sensibility, ch. 17 [Edward] (1811)
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