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

It's as if they have thinner boundaries separating them from other people's emotions and from the tragedies and cruelties of the world.

Introverts .. may have strong social skills and enjoy parties and business meetings, but after a while wish they were home in their pajamas.

Scores of studies have shown that venting doesn't soothe anger; it fuels it.

We don’t ask why God chose as his prophet a stutterer with a public speaking phobia. But we should. The book of Exodus is short on explication, but its stories suggest that introversion plays yin to the yang of extroversion; that the medium is not always the message; and that people followed Moses because his words were thoughtful, not because he spoke them well.

What if you love knowledge for its own sake, not necessarily as a blueprint to action? What if you wish there were more, not fewer reflective types in the world?

Everyone shines, given the right lighting.