#introvert

Listen to me. I’m shy. I’m not stupid. I can’t meet people’s eyes. I don’t know if you understand what that’s like. There’s a whole world going on around me, I’m aware of that. It’s not because I don’t want to look at you, Lucinda. It’s that I don’t want to be seen. ↗

— Jonathan Lethem

#shy #love

When the chips are down, you are alone, and loneliness can be terrifying. Fortunately, I've always had a chum I could call. And I love to be alone. It doesn't bother me one bit. I’m my own company. ↗

— Audrey Hepburn

#introvert #loneliness #love

When I’m introduced to a woman for the first time, I always say the same thing. I say, “Hi, I’m Jarod, and I think you’ll love my kids. You’d better, because you’re going to give birth to them.” This usually works, because after I say this I can immediately go back to being an introvert, as I’m left standing there all alone. 
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— Jarod Kintz

#love

Love is essential, gregariousness is optional. ↗

— Susan Cain

#love #love

The only problem with seeing people you know is that they know you. ↗

— Brent Runyon

#introvert #introverts #journalism

The limited circle is pure. ↗

— Franz Kafka

#introverts #society #introvert

When introverts are in conflict with each other...it may require a map in order to follow all the silences, nonverbal cues and passive-aggressive behaviors! ↗

— Adam S. McHugh

#conflict #introverts #passive-aggressive #anger