#cringe

I cringe at backstory. Because it never quite explains or gets into some psychological thing that is never quite right and never quite the truth and who knows why someone is some way. ↗

— Steve Martin

#cringe #explains #gets #i #into

I suppose I sometimes used to act like I wasn't a human being... Sometimes I look back at myself and remember things I used to say, or my hairstyle, and I cringe. ↗

— Madonna Ciccone

#back #being #cringe #hairstyle #human

Maybe they notice me wincing whenever I hear them say it, but I don't know: there are all sorts of reasons I could be wincing. Life is a wince-a-thon. ↗

— Frank Portman

#cringe #high-school #nickname #wince #life

Early on, I found the attention completely embarrassing. I'd cringe if I saw my picture on the cover of a magazine. ↗

— Julie Christie

#completely #cover #cringe #early #embarrassing