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

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

Introverts like being introverts. We are drawn to ideas, we are passionate observers, and for us, solitude is rich and generative.

If the extrovert watches and listens a bit more, the introvert's true mood will become more evident.

A shy kid might look longingly at other kids playing in the schoolyard, afraid and unsure about how to approach them, but an introvert is perfectly content on her own.

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.

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