“Creating art is a lonely task, which is why we introverts revel in it,” — Francesca Zappia Copy Share Image
Extroverts never understand introverts, and it was like that in school days. — Neil Peart Copy Share Image
“Researchers generally agree that introverts and extroverts are born, not made.” — Anne Bogel Copy Share Image
Introverts process information internally, and we don't like to express our thoughts until they are fully formed. — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“Angry people scared me. Angry people who thought I was in charge scared me even more.” — Amanda Hamm Copy Share Image
“You're very perceptive for a guy who can go a whole day without talking,” she said, peering up at him. “That's why… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
“Don't think of introversion as something that needs to be cured...Spend your free the way you like, not the way you think… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
I am very troubled by the tendency to define introverts by what they lack. Introversion is a preference, not a fallback plan. — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
[Introverts,] the world needs you and it needs the things you carry. So I wish you the best of all possible journeys… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
Introverts like being introverts. We are drawn to ideas, we are passionate observers, and for us, solitude is rich and generative. — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“[P]arents need to step back from their own preferences and see what the world looks like to their quiet children.” — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
Some people are introverts and if they don't have enough time for themselves, they don't feel right. And extroverts don't feel right… — Agapi Stassinopoulos Copy Share Image
If you ask an introvert a question, wait until she thinks about it. Introverts think before speaking, not through speaking. If you… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“No type has everything. The introverts and thinkers, though likely to arrive at the most profound decisions, may have the most difficulty… — Isabel Briggs Myers Copy Share Image
“This has been one of my biggest surprises in writing this book: the distinction be\etween introverts and extraverts did not come up… — Deborah Tannen 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
“For introverts who have a high level of internal activity, anything coming from the outside raises their intensity level index quickly. It’s… — Marti Olsen Laney Copy Share Image
Introverts often work more slowly and deliberately. They like to focus on one task at a time and can have mighty powers… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
Hardly anybody ever writes anything nice about introverts. Extroverts rule. This is rather odd when you realise that about nineteen writers out… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
.. it makes sense that introverts are uniquely good at leading intiative-takers. Because of their inclination to listen to others and lack… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“I need a break after school," she told me later. "School is hard because a lot of people are in the room,… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“Since when is solitude one of the Seven Deadly Sins? But to a fellow evangelical, McHugh's sense of spiritual failure would make… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
INTROVERTS are especially vulnerable to challenges like marital tension, a parent’s death, or abuse. They’re more likely than their peers to react… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“The familiarity and informality of some churches in the evangelical tradition, with their best intentions of devotion and hospitality, can actually exclude… — Adam S. McHugh 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
“We know from myths and fairy tales that there are many different kinds of powers in the world. One child is given… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“ Strays is what a writer I recently read calls those who, for one reason or another, and despite whatever they might… — Sigrid Nunez Copy Share Image
“Trees can’t tell jokes. But we can certainly tell stories. And if all you hear is the whisper of leaves, don’t worry.… — Katherine Applegate Copy Share Image
I don't like applause, I must admit. Ultimately, artists are shy creatures; they're introverts. — Cat Stevens Copy Share Image
Many actors, I've read, are introverts, and many introverts, when socializing, feel like actors. — Jonathan Rauch Copy Share Image
Introverts often assume what's inside is visible on the outside. We don't have to invent or fake the emotion; we just need… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
After an hour or two of being socially on, we introverts need to turn off and recharge ... This isn't antisocial. It… — Jonathan Rauch Copy Share Image
“For introverts, who have limited energy for interaction, we need to be more thoughtful and deliberate about whom we meet—which, happily, is… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
I'm continually amazed by how many people who appear to be extroverts are actually introverts. — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“Introverts aren't unfriendly, they just don't give a damn whether or not you like them.” — Jim Lyon Copy Share Image
“Silence isn't always agreement. Sometimes people no longer argue because they no longer care.” — Joyce Rachelle Copy Share Image
Introverts are capable of acting like extroverts for the sake of work they consider important, people they love, or anything they value… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
Introverts .. may have strong social skills and enjoy parties and business meetings, but after a while wish they were home in… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
It's amazing how many introverts go into the ministry. It's amazing how many people go into the ministry who don't really like… — John Piper Copy Share Image