I think women spend a lot of time beating themselves up about how they caused or deserved male behavior, and it doesn’t happen anything like the same way in reverse. They get on with doing what they wanna do.”
“Race is a constant factor in American life. Yet reacting to every incident,real or imagined, is crippling, tiring, and ultimately counterproductive.”
― Extraordinary, Ordinary People: A Memoir of Family
― Extraordinary, Ordinary People: A Memoir of Family
“He could see why his mum chose (italicized) friends, instead of just putting up with anyone she happened to bump into, or sticking with people who supported the same football team, or wore the same clothes, which was pretty much happened at school; his must have conversations like this with Suzie, conversations that moved, conversations where each thing the other person said seemed to lead you on somewhere.”
― About a Boy
― About a Boy
“Forget demolishing the grooves of the past. What you're creating is a new groove so deep, so powerful, that your thoughts will automatically flow down this one.”
― Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It
― Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It
“We know what it feels like to have our energy drained by too much interaction. It feels like my brain is tired, almost like a muscle would be tired. The more depleted my psychic energy is, the slower my thoughts come, the harder it is to speak full sentences or focus on what’s going on around me. My senses become even more sensitive; noise and fuss are more overwhelming. And I become tense, irritated, cranky. That’s when I know I need to stop, sit down, let my brain relax and put up its metaphorical feet.”
― The Introvert's Way: Living a Quiet Life in a Noisy World
― The Introvert's Way: Living a Quiet Life in a Noisy World
“Introverts are actually a lot like Clark Kent-- mild and unassuming much of the time, but able to swoop in and turn on our Supercharm when we choose.”
― The Introvert's Way: Living a Quiet Life in a Noisy World
― The Introvert's Way: Living a Quiet Life in a Noisy World
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