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Quotes About Introversion

And in their corner all they had was Murderbot, who just wanted everyone to shut up and leave it alone so it could watch the entertainment feed all day.
~ Martha Wells
When we enter the arctic labyrinth known as Late James, the retreat from the reader, the embrace of introversion, is as emphatic as that of Joyce, and far more fiendishly prolonged.
~ Martin Amis
Wisdom that neglects method leads to excessive introversion and an inability to effectively communicate with others. Method without wisdom can produce well-intentioned but naive and superficial acts of altruism that alleviate merely the symptoms of suffering without tackling the root cause of the problem.
~ Stephen Batchelor
He's a wallflower. And Bob nodded his head. And the whole room nodded their head. And i started to feel nervous in the Bob way, but Patrick didn't let me get too nervous. He sat down next to me. You see things. You keep quiet about them. And you understand.
~ Stephen Chbosky
Then, Patrick pointed at me, and said something to Bob. He's something, isn't he? Bob nodded his head. Patrick then said something I don't think I'll ever forget. Hes a wallflower. And Bob really nodded his head. And the whole room nodded their head. And I started to feel nervous in the Bob way, but Patrick didn't let me get too nervous. He sat down next to me. You see things. You keep quiet about them. And you understand.
~ Stephen Chbosky
I don't like people. They fuck me up.
~ Stephen King
I don't like people. They fuck me up
~ Stephen King
I'm an introvert... I love being by myself, love being outdoors, love taking a long walk with my dogs and looking at the trees, flowers, the sky.
~ Audrey Hepburn
I'm very shy, and I shy away from people. But the moment I hit the stage, it's a different feeling I get nerve from somewhere; maybe it's because it's something I love to do.
~ Ella Fitzgerald
I love to be alone, and I did as a child as well, especially if I was outside.
~ Aurora Aksnes
I'm very shy really. I spend a lot of time in my room alone reading or writing or watching television.
~ Johnny Cash
People don't always want to be with people. It gets tiring.
~ Emma Donoghue
story. A study of more than seven thousand adults showed that introverts who had moved frequently when they were growing up, compared to those who rarely moved, had more difficulty developing strong personal relationships and maintaining them over time; and those difficulties seemed to undermine their happiness and satisfaction with their lives.
~ Bella DePaulo
And, it helped that Anna was as warm and outgoing as I was shy and inward looking.
~ Ben S. Bernanke
Por qué seré tan callado? Cuanto más hablan los que me rodean, menos ganas tengo de decir algo.
~ BENEDETTI MARIO
apático y de la timidez que era el resultado
~ Benito Perez Galdos
What's interesting is relative levels of introversion tend to stay the same. If you went back to your reunion from school, you would probably find that if you ranked everyone in your class into terms of levels of introversion and extroversion you'd still be the same rank.
~ Susan Cain
While there are relatively few extreme introverts or extroverts, most of us lean in one direction or the other. If we lean more toward introversion, we'll generally prefer less social activity than more extroverted people. One inclination is not 'better' than another, but our culture can make it seem as if extroverts have a social advantage.
~ Vivek Murthy
You say something, things you would rather forget, and then they are out there. It makes me anxious and I don't know why people are interested in me anyway. If I had my way, I would rather exist in a little hole and not speak to anyone.
~ Sally Hawkins
Even when I was growing up in Canada, I've always been a homebody.
~ Andrew Wiggins
I was the shyest kid. I'd never speak, only if I had to. Honestly.
~ Bonnie Langford
I prefer to stay in if I have a choice. I lose energy being around people. I know that sounds horrible.
~ Shamir
Even after premieres or events, some of the stars are like, 'Let's go out' and I just go back to the hotel room. I am the most boring person.
~ Ed Skrein
I'm continually amazed by how many people who appear to be extroverts are actually introverts.
~ Susan Cain