I simply don't shine in company. Mostly I prefer to retreat with a book.
You yourself must know how boring gravity is to oneself and everyone else.
The question is always the answer, provided you want the answer badly enough.
You narrow hope when you define it.
I always wanted to be a writer but everyone kept telling me it was impossible to break into the field or make money. I've proven them wrong on both counts.
One shouldn't allow oneself to be intimidated by something that can be picked up and tucked under one's arm.