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

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.

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."

If you ask an introvert a question, wait until she thinks about it. Introverts think before speaking, not through speaking. If you want to get to the good stuff, you need to slow down.

Feelings can be like wild animals-we underrate how fierce they are until we've opened their cage

Humor and laughter - not necessarily derogatory derision - are my pet tools. This may come from my general philosophy of never taking the world too seriously - for fear of dying of boredom.

Ed (Runge), you're the second best umpire in the league. The other twenty-three are tied for first.

I'm no day at the beach. And if it is a beach, it's Hampton Beach. Ever been there? It's not nice.

People just try to put you in a box and I don't see myself in any particular box. I'm making my own box. There's no way I would be able to make the music I'm making without dancing.

If winning is the only value, why debate when you can suppress?

Let guilty men remember, their black deeds Do lean on crutches made of slender reeds.

It should be illegal to yell 'Y2K' in a crowded economy.

Among those who share a throne there can be no loyalty; Dominion's ever impatient consort.

I'd rather die than be with anyone but you.