Introvert, her brain responds with a high level of activity, it is as if several lights start flashing on a control panel.

Introverts are collectors of thoughts, and solitude is where the collection is curated and rearranged to make sense of the present and future.

I am rarely bored alone; I am often bored in groups and crowds.

Let's clear one thing up: Introverts do not hate small talk because we dislike people. We hate small talk because we hate the barrier it creates between people.

Quiet is might. Solitude is strength. Introversion is power.

Introverts paradoxically pull away from culture and create culture.

Whatever kind of introvert you are, some people will find you 'too much' in some ways and 'not enough' in others.

Though introverts are drained by interaction, we can take immense pleasure in watching the scene around us.

Introvert conversations are like jazz. Each player gets to solo for a nice stretch before the other player comes in and does his solo.

Introverts often assume what's inside is visible on the outside. We don't have to invent or fake the emotion; we just need to allow it to be seen!

With public speaking, practicing congruence is very helpful - allowing the words to be expressed with the face and body. It helps to think of simply "turning up the nonverbal volume."

First impressions are rarely worth preserving. Men typically fall short of our expectations.

A life without concrete product is a meaningless one

You can order yourself to treasure a moment, to cling tight to a feeling and never let it fade, but it’s your brain, that three-pound lump of hamburger, that makes the final call.

Jo shook her head. She wished she had an answer for Claire, but as far as she knew, love would leave its mark. Sometimes it even took the skin right off you.

This story is true. Of course, there are many lies therein and most of it did not happen, but it's all true. In that sense it is deeply religious, perhaps even biblical.

Get out there, even if it's a hike or something, just break up the monotony of going to the gym.

There is no need for the street lights in the Street of Love; all is already bright in there!

The mill cannot grind with the water that has passed.

Whether my days are cooled with calm or filled with fever's ardent taint, I have the same blue sky as God, I have the same God as the saint.

It is more important to be a good person than a good player.