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"Stage fright" Quotes from Famous Books

... ball, worked nicely, but his in-curve and his out-curve were only fair. He kept trying them, and became worried, and went back to his drop and found that he had lost his control of this curve, too. What was the matter? Was he getting stage fright? ...

— Don Strong, Patrol Leader • William Heyliger

... in a state of nerves bordering on stage fright, from the time that Tommy brought home the news, a condition which Pearl did her best to relieve by assuming a nonchalance which she did not feel, regarding the ...

— Purple Springs • Nellie L. McClung

... made many speeches during his college days. He had been the prince among his class for debate. He had been proud of his ability as a speaker, and had delighted in being able to hold and sway an audience. He had never known stage fright, nor dreaded appearing before people. But ever since Burns had asked him if he would be willing to tell the story of the Presence to his people in the church before he left for his theological studies, Courtland had been just plain frightened. ...

— The Witness • Grace Livingston Hill Lutz

Words linked to "Stage fright" : fearfulness, fright, fear