Do you really believe in what you said or wrote – in the thing that’s bringing criticism? And if I do believe it, I can withstand anything.

The same person who would never raise his hand in a lecture hall of two hundred people might blog to two thousand, or two million, without thinking twice. The same person who finds it difficult to introduce himself to strangers might establish a presence online and then extend these relationships into the real world.

Should we become so proficient at self-presentation that we can dissemble without anyone suspecting?

When you're more focused in getting your message across than you are worrying about how people are viewing you, that's huge.

Your tendency to be inward-directed or outward-directed is huge; it governs every part of the way you live and work and love.

I get a lot of letters from introverts asking how they can meet people. The key is to make sure that you are doing things you enjoy.

We often marvel at how introverted, geeky, kid 'blossom' into secure and happy adults. We liken it to a metamorphosis. However, maybe it's not the children who change but their environments. As adults they get to select the careers, spouses, and social circles that suit them. They don't have to live in whatever culture they'er plunked into.