“Proust called these moments of unity between writer and reader “that fruitful miracle of a communication in the midst of solitude.” — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“They like to read; for them there’s nothing more exciting than ideas. And some of this has to do with how they… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“(You wouldn’t be reading this book if I hadn’t convinced my publisher that I was enough of a pseudo-extrovert to promote it.)” — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“The authors whose books get published - once accepted as a reclusive breed - are now vetted by publicists to make sure… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“We know this type of person well from literature, probably because so many writers are sensitive introverts themselves. He “had gone through… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“In his book, Born to Be Good, Keltner even says that if he had to choose his mate by asking a single… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
Now that you're an adult, you might still feel a pang of guilt when you decline a dinner invitation in favor of… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“Introverts feel “just right” with less stimulation, as when they sip wine with a close friend, solve a crossword puzzle, or read… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“Events like this don't give me the sense of oneness others seem to enjoy; it's always been private occasions that make me… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“So when introverts assume the observer role, as when they write novels, or contemplate unified field theory- or fall quiet at dinner… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“If there is only one insight you take away from this book, though, I hope it’s a newfound sense of entitlement to… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“when introverts assume the observer role, as when they write novels, or contemplate unified field theory—or fall quiet at dinner parties—they’re not… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“In her book Anger: The Misunderstood Emotion, Carol Tavris recounts a story about a Bengali cobra that liked to bite passing villagers.… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“In her book Anger: The Misunderstood Emotion, Carol Tavris recounts a story about a Bengali cobra that liked to bite passing villagers.… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“In her book Anger: The Misunderstood Emotion, Carol Tavris recounts a story about a Bengali cobra that liked to bite passing villagers.… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“Proverbs from the East: The wind howls, but the mountain remains still. Even though I make no special attempt to observe the discipline of… — Susan Cain Copy Share
“where we fall on the introvert-extrovert spectrum. Our place on this continuum influences our choice of friends and mates, and how we make conversation,… — Susan Cain Copy Share
“I worry that there are people who are put in positions of authority because they’re good talkers, but they don’t have good ideas,” he… — Susan Cain Copy Share
“He believes, as most of us do, that venting anger lets off steam. The “catharsis hypothesis”—that aggression builds up inside us until it’s healthily… — Susan Cain Copy Share
“Soft power is not limited to moral exemplars like Mahatma Gandhi. Consider, for example, the much-ballyhooed excellence of Asians in fields like math and… — Susan Cain Copy Share
“Events like this don't give me the sense of oneness others seem to enjoy; it's always been private occasions that make me feel connected… — Susan Cain Copy Share
“Social anxiety disorder”—which essentially means pathological shyness—is now thought to afflict nearly one in five of us. The most recent version of the Diagnostic… — Susan Cain Copy Share
“So when introverts assume the observer role, as when they write novels, or contemplate unified field theory- or fall quiet at dinner parties- they’re… — Susan Cain Copy Share
“Osborn’s theory had great impact, and company leaders took up brainstorming with enthusiasm. To this day, it’s common for anyone who spends time in… — Susan Cain Copy Share
Extroversion is an enormously appealing personality style, but we've turned it into an oppressive standard to which most of us feel we must conform. — Susan Cain Copy Share
“But as the word satyagraha implies, Gandhi’s passivity was not weakness at all. It meant focusing on an ultimate goal and refusing to divert… — Susan Cain Copy Share
“The Extrovert Ideal has been documented in many studies, though this research has never been grouped under a single name. Talkative people, for example,… — Susan Cain Copy Share
“introverts prefer to work independently, and solitude can be a catalyst to innovation. As the influential psychologist Hans Eysenck once observed, introversion “concentrates the… — Susan Cain Copy Share
“People who tend to [suppress their negative emotions] regularly,” concludes Grob, “might start to see the world in a more negative light.” — Susan Cain Copy Share
