There is no one more courageous than the person who speaks with the courage of his convictions.

Women were also urged to work on a mysterious quality called 'fascination.' Coming of age in the 1920's was a competitive business.

Remember that introverts react not only to new people, but also to new places and events. So don’t mistake a child’s caution in new situations for an inability to relate to others. He’s recoiling from novelty or overstimulation, not from human contact. Introverts are just as likely as the next kid to seek others’ company, though often in smaller doses

Or at school you might have been prodded to come “out of your shell”—that noxious expression which fails to appreciate that some animals naturally carry shelter everywhere they go, and that some humans are just the same.

One genuine new relationship is worth a fistful of business cards.

Some introverts are perfectly comfortable with public speaking; I'm not one of them.

Introverts prefer to work independently, and solitude can be a catalyst to innovation.