Introvert Quotes

207 quotes by 126 authors

A bore is someone who deprives you of solitude without providing you with company. — Oscar Wilde
In order to be open to creativity, one must have the capacity for constructive use of solitude. One must overcome the fear of being alone. — Rollo May
They say that extroverts are unhappier than introverts and have to compensate for this by constantly proving to themselves how happy and contented and at… — Paulo Coelho
...because I rant not, neither rave of what I feel, can you be so shallow as to dream that I feel nothing? — R.D. Blackmore
Lena was an introvert. She knew she had trouble connecting with people. She always felt like her looks were fake bait, seeming to offer a… — Ann Brashares
I do feel that Iâ€™ve managed to make something I could maybe call my worldâ€¦over timeâ€¦little by little. And when Iâ€™m inside it, to some… — Haruki Murakami
The solitary and thoughtful stroller finds a singular intoxication in this universal communion. The man who loves to lose himself in a crowd enjoys feverish… — Charles Baudelaire
It only meant that my natural inclination was to draw my "energy" from within instead of seeking it outside myself, plus my mom was an… — Sue Monk Kidd
In other countries, congenital introverts simply remain introverts all their lives, neither advancing nor retreating, but America's commitment to extroversion as a national art form… — Florence King
Often we come home from a sharing session with a feeling that something precious has been taken away from us or that holy ground has… — Henri Nouwen
How much better is silence; the coffee cup, the table. How much better to sit by myself like the solitary sea-bird that opens its wings… — Virginia Woolf
What a commentary on our civilization, when being alone is considered suspect; when one has to apologize for it, make excuses, hide the fact that… — Anne Morrow Lindbergh
It is always assumed by the empty-headed, who chatter about themselves for want of something better, that people who do not discuss their affairs openly… — Honore de Balzac
Introverts almost never cause me trouble and are usually much better at what they do than extroverts. Extroverts are too busy slapping one another on… — Mark Vonnegut
... all this talking, this rather liquid confessing, was something I didn't think I could ever bring myself to do. It seemed foolhardy to me,… — Margaret Atwood
The highest form of love is to be the protector of another personâ€™s solitude. — Rainer Maria Rilke
Matthew, much to his own surprise, was enjoying himself. Like most quiet folks he liked talkative people when they were willing to do the talking… — Lucy Maud Montgomery
My idea of a fun night was diving into a massive pile of To Be Read pile of books stacked near my dresser... I was… — Jeff Sampson
Deep inside, she knew who she was, and that person was smart and kind and often even funny, but somehow her personality always got lost… — Julia Quinn
I am a minimalist. I like saying the most with the least. — Bob Newhart

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