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title: "6 Introverted Child Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [I could be an extrovert but I was also this anxious, introverted child.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-front/i-could-be-an-extrovert-but-i-was-also-this-anxious-introverted-child/)

[Rebecca Front](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-front/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d75/rebecca-front-5606_child_i-could-be-an-extrovert-but-i-was-also-t_102809.jpg)

> [“Is it better to part with your introversion or to accept a diagnosis that allows you to have it as long as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurie-helgoe/is-it-better-to-part-with-your-introversion-or-to-accept-a-diagnosis/)

[Laurie Helgoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurie-helgoe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5b/laurie-helgoe-4707_children_is-it-better-to-part-with-your-introvers_410813.png)

> [I just... my childhood seems, when I look back, to be largely composed of reading, lying on the bed. I mean, my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-garner/i-just-my-childhood-seems-when-i-look-back-to-be-largely-composed-of/)

[Helen Garner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-garner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/262/helen-garner-12280_always_i-just-my-childhood-seems-when-i-look-ba_483202.jpg)

> [But it's funny, I really was quite introverted as a child. I just liked music, so mum and dad bought me a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mcdonald/but-it-s-funny-i-really-was-quite-introverted-as-a-child-i-just-liked/)

[Jane McDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mcdonald/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24d/jane-mcdonald-18403_children_but-it-s-funny-i-really-was-quite-introv_1101937.jpg)

> [It's important for a parent to learn to take delight in a child whose behavior might seem mystifying. In the case of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-cain/it-s-important-for-a-parent-to-learn-to-take-delight-in-a-child-whose/)

[Susan Cain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-cain/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4dd/susan-cain-647_always_it-s-important-for-a-parent-to-learn-to_1130709.jpg)

> [I was very introverted as a child and as an adult. But something inside told me that I needed to express myself,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deepti-naval/i-was-very-introverted-as-a-child-and-as-an-adult-but-something/)

[Deepti Naval](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deepti-naval/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f2/deepti-naval-5658_big_i-was-very-introverted-as-a-child-and-as_2904262.jpg)

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