# Quote — Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

> Shyness is when you turn your head away from something you want. Shame is when you turn your head away from something you do not want.

- Author: [Jonathan Safran Foer](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jonathan-safran-foer.md)
- Book: [Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jonathan-safran-foer/extremely-loud-and-incredibly-close.md)
- Page: 179
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jonathan_Safran_Foer#Extremely_Loud_and_Incredibly_Close_(2005)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Topics: [shame](https://www.leafyquotes.com/topics/shame.md), [shyness](https://www.leafyquotes.com/topics/shyness.md)
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/jonathan-safran-foer/extremely-loud-and-incredibly-close/shyness-is-when
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