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

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.

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

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

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

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.