“I wanted to just sink into my media downloads for a while and pretend I didn't exist.” — Martha Wells Copy Share Image
“The most difficult thing to be in a world so loud is a person so quiet.” — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
“I'd rather cut off my own balls with blunt bacon scissors than host a dinner party.” — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
“Shy people operate as if they have a mirror in front of them all the time.” — Bernado Carducci Copy Share Image
Telling an introvert to go to a party is like telling a saint to go to Hell. — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
Most people in politics draw energy from backslapping and shaking hands and all that. I draw energy from discussing ideas. — Al Gore Copy Share Image
“Many introverts don't feel as if they know enough about a subject until they know almost everything.” — Marti Olsen Laney Copy Share Image
“Regardless of how dead we feel in a crowd, we cling to the uniquely American assumption that associating is good and necessary… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“Similarly, a Solo Date is an outing with yourself to satisfy some of your introvert cravings. And it is a delicious treat.” — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“I believed that if I had the whole story, if I had the opportunity to really know the person I was sitting… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“As an introvert, you crave intimate moments and deep connections--and those usually aren't found in a crowd.” — Jenn Granneman Copy Share Image
“My Solitude is my Treasure, the best thing I have. I hesitate to go out. If you opened the little gate, I… — A.S. Byatt Copy Share Image
It's as if they have thinner boundaries separating them from other people's emotions and from the tragedies and cruelties of the world. — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“What we share as introverts is the love of ideas and the desire to explore them with minimal interruption. We want and… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
Many people believe that introversion is about being antisocial, and that's really a misperception. Because actually it's just that introverts are differently… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“...according to the prevailing extroversion assumption, inviting you is a nice gesture, and pressuring you is a compliment—an indication that you are… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“... And tonight—Geryon? You okay? Yes fine, I'm listening. Tonight—? Why do you have your jacket over your head? . . .… — Anne Carson Copy Share Image
“I’m one of those introverts with well-honed social skills, and I have even danced on the occasional table, but I have felt… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“Many shy people turn inward, partly as a refuge from the socializing that causes them such anxiety. And many introverts are shy,… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
To a greater or lesser extent there goes on in every person a struggle between two forces: the longing for privacy and… — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share Image
“For introverts, the best associations start with ideas. If you don’t feel a part of your neighborhood association or the happy hour… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“In an extroverted society, we rarely see ourselves in the mirror. We get alienating feedback. Alienating feedback comes in the form of… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“Any human companionship, even the dearest and most perfect, would have been alien to her then. She was sufficient unto herself, needing… — L.M. Montgomery Copy Share Image
“That Seigo could go into geisha houses, accept luncheon invitations, drop in at the Club, see people off at Shimabashi, meet them… — Natsume Sōseki Copy Share Image
“An introvert may feel asocial when pressured to go to a party that doesn’t interest her. But for her, the event does… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“Although most introverts seek time alone as an alternative to people and competition, solitude is a power source for the introvert. And… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“When psychologists Catherine Caldwell-Harris and Ayse Ayçiçegi compared U.S. and Turkish samples, they found that having "an orientation inconsistent with societal values"… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“While the introvert is reflecting on the question (thinking first), the extrovert takes this as an invitation to fill the void (talking… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“The British attendees reported a similar difficulty identifying introverts in America because “U.S. Introverts exhibited behavior that in the United Kingdom was… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“It's tricky being shy. You blame yourself for it, and other people blame you too.” — Jaclyn Moriarty Copy Share Image
“Beware of those who don't fight back. Sooner or later, they will.” — Joyce Rachelle Copy Share Image
