“Beware of those who don't fight back. Sooner or later, they will.” — Joyce Rachelle 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
“It's tricky being shy. You blame yourself for it, and other people blame you too.” — Jaclyn Moriarty Copy Share Image
“Shy people operate as if they have a mirror in front of them all the time.” — Bernado Carducci Copy Share Image
“Twenty-five years later, I’m still not a huge fan of surprises. This is your brain on introversion.” — Sophia Amoruso Copy Share Image
Writing is a tribute to solitude. It is choosing introversion over extroversion, lonely hours/days/weeks/years over fun and sociability. — Elif Safak Copy Share Image
“I prefer to interact with people one-on-one. Any more than that, and the dynamic becomes competitive.” — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“...ultimately I found my community by pursuing what I loved: writing, acting, art, coffeehouses.” — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
The juvenile delinquent does not feel his disturbed personality. The intelligent man does not feel his intelligence or the introvert his introversion. — B. F. Skinner Copy Share Image
“Yet today we make room for a remarkably narrow range of personality styles. We’re told that to be great is to be… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“If you retreat in response to desire rather than deprivation, the deprivation may never come.” — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“Introverts live in two worlds: We visit the world of people, but solitude and the inner world will always be our home.” — Jenn Granneman Copy Share Image
“I went up on the hill and walked about until twilight had deepened into an autumn night with a benediction of starry… — L.M. Montgomery Copy Share Image
“Now, don't sigh for envy at my week-end; I am sure it is to be dull, my dear, and you know my… — Lauren Groff Copy Share Image
“How intense can be the longing to escape from the emptiness and dullness of human verbosity, to take refuge in nature, apparently… — Boris Pasternak Copy Share Image
“It would be wise to be concerned about the introvert who is deprived of solitude. Is she neglecting herself due to depression?… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
Introverts prefer introversion; we tend to gain energy by reflecting and expend energy when interacting. Extroverts have the opposite preference; they tend… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“Quiet people always know more than they seem. Although very normal, their inner world is by default fronted mysterious and therefore assumed… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
Shyness is the fear of social disapproval or humiliation, while introversion is a preference for environments that are not overstimulating. Shyness is… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“I talk with many Shadow Dwellers who are mystified by the fact that chatty workers are rarely reprimanded. Sit and gossip and… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“Willed introversion, in fact, is one of the classic implements of creative genius and can be employed as a deliberate device. It… — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
“If a child stays quiet in the context of extroverted friends, or even prefers time alone, a parent may worry and even… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“Even though we can reach for the outer limits of our temperaments, it can often be better to situate ourselves squarely inside… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“Secondly, extroverts often incorrectly assume that introverts are suffering. Introverts internalize problems; we like to take things inside and work on them… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“A creature that hides and “withdraws into its shell,” is preparing a “way out.” This is true of the entire scale of… — Gaston Bachelard Copy Share Image
“Think of a group of Extrovert Moms gathered together at a Little League game, excitedly chatting and enjoying the action. In comes… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“For an introvert, interacting in a group setting does mean missing out. Where there is too much input, the introvert misses his… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
The end of the world: the wholesale internal introversion upon itself of the noosphere, which has simultaneously reached the uttermost limit of… — Pierre Teilhard de Chardin 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
“I wanted to just sink into my media downloads for a while and pretend I didn't exist.” — Martha Wells Copy Share Image
