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quotes by topic Embarrassment

" When an acquaintance goes by I often step back from my window, not so much to spare him the effort of acknowledging me as to spare myself the embarrassment of seeing that he has not done so. "

Georg C. Lichtenberg

Acquaintance , Effort , Embarrassment

" Well, we were always going to fail that one," said Ron gloomily as they ascended the marble staircase. He had just made Harry feel rather better by telling him how he told the examiner in detail about the ugly man with a wart on his nose in the crystal ball, only to look up and realize he had been describing the examiner's reflection. "

Embarrassment

" I‚Äôve met plenty of embarrassing parents, but Kronos, the evil Titan Lord who wanted to destroy Western Civilization? Not the kind of dad you invited toschool for Career Day. "

Embarrassment , chiron

" Have you ever noticed how parents can go from the most wonderful people in the world to totally embarrassing in three seconds? "

Family , Embarrassment

" He hated being filled with terror. It was embarrassing. "

Fear , Embarrassment

Georg C. Lichtenberg

Acquaintance , Effort , Embarrassment