Being Reserved Quotes

“He was a strange mix--congenial but reserved in a way that told you being friendly was an act of will.”
― Colson Whitehead, Harlem Shuffle

“I have a great weakness for these dry, reserved characters who once or twice an evening come out with a vivid, penetrating remark that shows there is a volcanic core smouldering away at high pressure underneath.”
― John Collier, Fancies and Goodnights