“In the meantime, I’ve told you my tale of abject terror because it lies at the heart of some of my most… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“Because extroversion lines up so well with American values, we introverts often deprive ourselves of what we most enjoy and thrive on.… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“But the most important thing to know about being an introvert is that there’s nothing wrong with you. You’re not broken because… — Jenn Granneman Copy Share Image
“Why do I have to exhaust myself trying to pretend to enjoy someone’s company? Or to like something? It hurts everyone involved.… — Karl Kristian Flores Copy Share Image
The physical basis for sociopathy is approximately 50 percent inheritable, which sounds more dramatic than it probably is, because most personality characteristics… — Martha Stout Copy Share Image
“introverts prefer to work independently, and solitude can be a catalyst to innovation. As the influential psychologist Hans Eysenck once observed, introversion… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“In a conversation with someone sharing gossip, the introvert’s eyes glaze over and his brow furrows as he tries to comprehend how… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“This book is not about finding balance—we are really tired of doing that! Besides, finding balance assumes that we have been allowed… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
Extroverts want us to have fun, because they assume we want what they want. And sometimes we do. But "fun" itself is… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“Complaints of feeling cut off, shut off, out of touch, feeling apart or strange, of things being out of focus or unreal,… — Harry Guntrip Copy Share Image
“Introversion—along with its cousins sensitivity, seriousness, and shyness—is now a second-class personality trait, somewhere between a disappointment and a pathology. Introverts living… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“Because loners are born everywhere, we end up living everywhere. We do not, have not, tended to single ourselves out as special,… — Anneli Rufus Copy Share Image
Introverts, in contrast, may have strong social skills and enjoy parties and business meetings, but after a while wish they were home… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
