107 Quotes by Laurie Helgoe

Reading is like travel, allowing you to exit your own life for a bit, and to come back with a renewed, even inspired, perspective.

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.

Your nature is not the problem. The problem is that you have become alienated from your nature -- from your power source.

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.

When an introvert cares about someone, she also wants contact, not so much to keep up with the events of the other person’s life, but to keep up with what’s inside: the evolution of ideas, values, thoughts, and feelings.

This is why it is sometimes hard for introverts to find words: we really hate to compromise, and words are always a compromise.

Introverts keep their best stuff inside—that is, until it is ready. And this drives extroverts crazy! The explanation for the introvert’s behavior—and there must be an explanation for this behavior, say the extroverts—is that he or she is antisocial, out of touch, or simply a snob.

A good rule of thumb is that any environment that consistently leaves you feeling bad about who you are is the wrong environment.