“My life had got on the wrong track, and my contact with men had become now a mere soliloquy. I had fallen… — Nikos Kazantzakis Copy Share Image
“Já jsem uctivý a zdvořilý ke každému, ale kdyby lidi věděli, jak těžká mi je tato uctivost a zdvořilost, utíkali by ode… — Jakub Deml Copy Share Image
“For the introvert, as for the flâneur, observing is not a fallback position—something we do because we can’t participate. We watch because… — 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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“While extroverts tend to attain leadership in public domains, introverts tend to attain leadership in theoretical and aesthetic fields. Outstanding introverted leaders,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When you're socially awkward, you're isolated more than usual, and when you're isolated more than usual, your creativity is less compromised by… — Criss Jami 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
