Awkward Quotes

“Let's continue this awkward silence in person”
― John Green, Turtles All the Way Down

“There are certain horrific moments in life when the only way to fix an awkward situation is to be awkward.”
― Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Song of Death

“What's the word for when you're sitting at a table with someone you don't know all that well and they maybe just implied that you're gay and you are gay and you think they were trying to be inclusive or something but you kind of shut them down because they asked out your crush earlier and you really don't want to be having this conversation and now there's all this weird, unsaid stuff in the air that's making it hard to focus on your debate prep?

Is there a word for that?”
― Lauren Shippen, The Infinite Noise

“There’s an awkward like, Can we continue on our merry little way and pretend this never happened? and then there’s an awkward like, Do you happen to know of any nondormant volcanoes that I could throw myself into, because that seems to be my only remaining option?”
― Jenna Evans Welch, Love & Olives

“Shhh. I'm seducing the world with my weirdness.”
― Dan Pearce, Single Dad Laughing: The Best of Year One

“She was always acting cold and distant with boys to cover up the fact that she was shy inside and didn't know quite how to act.”
― Winifred E. Wise, The Wishing Year

“...I am wretchedly timid and am forever trying to read the expression on people's faces.”
― Osamu Dazai, No Longer Human

“My father, who couldn't resist not leaving well enough alone and needed to top his entire performance with a little fillip of more recent vintage, added that what was truly amazing was that, in Israel and in many Arab countries nowadays, the fruit is referred to by a totally different name: mishmish.

My mother was nonplussed. We all, including my two cousins who were visiting that week, had an impulse to clap.”
― André Aciman, Call Me By Your Name

“That awkward moment when you're trying to get over someone you have never dated.”
― Nitya Prakash

“You match, you know? Your outsides and your insides are beautiful,” David says, and he throws one arm stiffly over my shoulder. The movement is awkward and clumsy and because of this awkwardness and clumsiness—not despite it—I’m charmed.”
― Julie Buxbaum, What to Say Next

“Sarai had a new, disconcerting awareness of herself, as though she’d never realized how many moving parts she had, all to be coordinated with some semblance of grace. It worked itself out so long as you didn’t think about it. Start worrying, though, and it all goes wrong. How had she gone her entire life without noticing the awkwardness of arms, the way they just hang there from your shoulders like links of meat in a shop window? She crossed them—artlessly, she felt, like some arm amateur taking the easy way out.”
― Laini Taylor, Strange the Dreamer

“The setting was alpha’s giving, and we were playing the awkward game. I was asked, “Who would go gay for five dollars?” In my head, I was thinking going on one date not marriage, so I chose someone easily. When the question was revealed and protests began, thank God only Isa heard my defense: “I just thought she would do it for the money.”
― Claudia Arana

“Instead of playing it cool, my body decided the best thing to do at that moment was to inhale some toothpaste and spend the next three minutes choking on it. Thankfully, they were all three in the shower, so they didn’t realize that their sudden nudity had caused the biggest queen on campus to have a three-minute coughing fit. I still haven’t recovered from that moment. I don’t think I ever will. Sorry, Kyrie.”
― Jacob Tobia, Sissy: A Coming-of-Gender Story

“Well...," I said, but I couldn't find the words to say what I wanted to say. I was a decent enough writer, but talking? With sounds? from my mouth? That was a bitch.”
― Krystal Sutherland, Our Chemical Hearts

“Trying to beat me at the game of awkwardness will only lead me to greater levels of awkwardness. You can't win.”
― Dan Pearce, Single Dad Laughing: The Best of Year One

“To not care, respect and honour someone's values, culture, religion, and moral thoughts are awkward behaviour. It also means you declare; you are duffer. Though people will understand your way of thinking while you don't see problems in this regard; however, you only make laugh people about yourself.”
― Ehsan Sehgal

“Grayson raised an eyebrow and placed a hand gently on my knee. "I could think of a thing or two." I don't think my reaction was as eager and excited as he was hoping for, because he quickly amended, "Like cards or something.”
― Emily Poirier, Vampires Don't Need an Invitation

“Hey," I replied, making finger guns at her because I was anxious about meeting her friends and couldn't think of anything else less stupid to do. Like just saying hi. Or waving.”
― Emily Poirier, Vampires Don't Need an Invitation

“I enjoyed that awkward 3 minutes of silence.”
― Shebani

“Ted was wildly uncomfortable. He wasn't quite sure who Rachel was on a date with, but it didn't seem to be him. He'd contributed nothing to the outing; as far as he could tell, she could have brought an inflatable doll with her to the movie and had an equally good time.”
― Kristen Roupenian, You Know You Want This: Cat Person and Other Stories

“People, who come in your life with a lot of noise, often leave with the most awkward.”
― Nitya Prakash

“With your dad gone, and your mama dead, I guess it falls to me to explain the way things, um, work between a man and a woman."
"What? No." I shake my head violently. Nothing could be more awkward than Oliver giving me the here's-where-babies-come-from talk.
"Unless you'd rather have this conversation with Logan."
I stand corrected. "Stop right now.”
― C.J. Redwine, Defiance

“Her metamorphosis, once complete, would let her belong. Her superficial cocoon. An escape route from awkward. A life boat to acceptance.”
― Rasmenia Massoud, Tied Within

“I am just like a Fish Stock outta water”
― Kevin kolenda

“Like clutch ballplayers, prostitutes perform beautifully in the awkward spaces.”
― Dov Davidoff, Road Dog: Life and Reflections from the Road as a Stand-up Comic

“the longest silence ever. Like, find a rope and tie it around your neck and hang your fucking self silence.”
― Elle Kennedy, The Mistake

“Not his fault Mase was broke as a joke, and not even a super witty joke, but like a full-out Fozzie Bear cringefest.”
― Katherine McIntyre, Intelligence Check

“I don't know yet," I give her the perfect reply. The political 'I do not recall' get-out-of-jail-free card. Let's see how Ashley handles this verbal razzle-dazzle. "That's not what Chelsea said," Ashley pops my bubble. "What did Chelsea say?" I ask. Now I look silly, not knowing what my apparent girlfriend thinks of our own relationship. "Chelsea thinks you two are dating," Ashley spills the bag and lets the cat out of the beans.”
― Patrick R.F. Blakley, Drummond: Learning to find himself in the music

“Oh,” he said with resigned defeat. “Would you rather…have someone else? Please don’t say Blake. He’ll be impossible—”

“No, it’s—”

Ayden slapped his forehead. “Matthias.”

I choked. He raked his fingers through his hair and nodded. “Girls always go for the dark brooding one with the tortured past. Should’ve seen that coming”
― A. Kirk

“I am at your mercy.”

Matthias cracked one of his whips. “Get up and get in the house.”

“As you wish.” Rose wrinkled his nose, picked a banana peel off his lap, and stood in the last faint beams of sunset.

“Whoa!”
“Is he wearing a leather cat suit?”
“Holy Mother!"
“Dude!”

The guys all quickly averted their eyes and raised their hands to further block any chance of catching a view. Anything to not see Rose in his painted-on leather one-piece that left absolutely nothing to the imagination. Their reactions were pure entertainment.

“Stunning, right?” Rose spread his palms as far as the cuffs would allow.

“Oh, I’m stunned.” Ayden looked ill. Rose looked down at himself with admiration. “Not many males can pull off this look.” “No male can pull off that look.”

“Actually, his finely sculptured physique would be considered the perfect complement for this type of anatomically revealing attire which accentuates his—”

“Bloody hell, Jayden, shut it!”
“Dude, this is so not right.”
“I feel like it’s looking at me.”
“Feel like what’s looking at—? Oh. Oh! Ugh, now I feel like it’s looking at me too.”
“How can it be looking at both of us?”
“Are you serious?”
“I’m gonna be sick.”
“Someone please gouge out my eyes.”
“He might as well be naked.”

“Already did that,” Rose said dryly and gave me a suggestive wink. “Ask Aurora.”

“What!” Now the crowd had eyes on me. I frantically shook my head.

“No, no, no. It’s not what you think. He was in the water with most,” my hands circled over my abdomen, “stuff covered.”

“Most?” Ayden almost shrieked. The orange-red flames on his arms flashed blue-white.”
― A. Kirk, Drop Dead Demons