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“Extroverts want us to have fun, because they assume we want what they want. And sometimes we do. But “fun” itself is a “bright” word, the kind of word that comes with flashing lights and an exclamation point! One of Merriam-Webster’s definitions of “fun” is “violent or excited activity or argument.” The very word makes me want to sit in a dimly lit room with lots of pillows—by myself.”
Laurie Helgoe, Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength

Charlie Lovett
“What he wanted was to find that world-within-the-world where he could be himself by himself.”
Charlie Lovett, The Bookman’s Tale

“...according to the prevailing extroversion assumption, inviting you is a nice gesture, and pressuring you is a compliment—an indication that you are wanted. How many times have you equivocated on or even declined an invitation, only to be asked again—and again?”
Laurie Helgoe, Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength

“A good rule of thumb is that any environment that consistently leaves you feeling bad about who you are is the wrong environment.”
Laurie Helgoe, Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength

Sophia Dembling
“Jung was the first to propose the model of psychic energy, suggesting that for introverts, energy flows inward, while for extroverts, energy flows outward. Introverts tend to embrace this definition. It fels right for us because we know exactly what it feels like to have our energy depleted when we have sent too much flowing outward.”
Sophia Dembling, The Introvert's Way: Living a Quiet Life in a Noisy World

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