212 Quotes About Introversion

I've never wanted you to feel that you have to be other than what you are or that to be shy and more reserved is some sort of character flaw that needs to be overcome. You know I've always found it infuriating when people hold up extroverted, outgoing behavior as a yardstick to emulate, when that personality type is no more or less valid than one more introverted.

I am seated hereAloneA thousand miles awayFrom everybodyBut if I have myselfAnd my sanityI’ve got nothing else to lose

Introverts are like the stars in star apples. They don’t feel the need to reveal themselves, except someone rips them open.

I’ve borne my isolation with me through the crowd as the snail bears its house. For some people isolation isn’t a circumstance in which they find themselves, it’s an innate characteristic.

We don't usually wish we were invisible unless, for some extreme reason, we were noticed first.

Shyness is born from a lack of self-confidence and fear of ridicule. In my case it latched on to the young boy who didn’t have confidence in himself or his abilities after being belittled by his first-grade teacher. Introversion, on the other hand, is a tremendous gift that allows for inquisitive curiosity about life. Introversion created in this young boy a fascination with life, nature, science, creativity, and imagination.

I'd rather cut off my own balls with blunt bacon scissors than host a dinner party.

Odd how six people could be a crowd when she lived daily among millions.

It may happen, however, that he falls into despair just for the fact that he has opened his heart to another; it may be that he thinksit would have been infinitely preferable to maintain silence rather than have anyone privy to his secret. There are examples of introverts who are brought to despair precisely because they have acquired a confidant.