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Weakness is treating someone as though they belong to you. Strength is knowing that everyone belongs to themselves.”
“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
“Beautiful irony. Fall in love with yourself. Let your love express itself and the world will beat a path to your door to fall in love with you.”
― Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It
― Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It
“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
“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
“...if you are overdressed, it is a comment on them. If you are under dressed, it is a comment on you.”
― Extraordinary, Ordinary People: A Memoir of Family
― Extraordinary, Ordinary People: A Memoir of Family
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