Peter Friedman

“I’m not so sure that live is always better. It is part of the extrovert assumption to value interaction over inner action. Most introverts savor live time with a close friend, because they know there will be plenty of inner action for both of them. But much of what we call “social” in America allows for very little inner action. Emailing a friend or posting a blog entry will probably feel much richer, and help us feel much closer, than being up close and impersonal.”
― Laurie Helgoe, Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength

“You make do with what you have. As you age you learn even to be happy with what you have.”
― Haruki Murakami, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

“Most of us have had the experience of creating beauty, whether by cleaning a room, planting a bed of flowers or hanging a painting. Our first impulse is to say, “Come and see! Look what I did!” Though it may be a long time since mom or dad came to see, we still have the need to share—to be seen, acknowledged, appreciated. But it’s more than approval we seek; we want to extend the joy. We want someone to help us make it more real, to linger with us in the warmth.”
― Laurie Helgoe, Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength

“Where else but cyberspace does the introvert have the opportunity to start in our comfort zone of written communication and talk later?”
― Laurie Helgoe, Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength