“Open-plan offices have been found to reduce productivity and impair memory. Theyre associated with high staff turnover. They make people sick, hostile, unmotivated, and insecure.”

“What's so magical about solitude? In many fields, Ericsson told me, it's only when you're alone that you can engage in Deliberate Practice, which he has identified as the key to exceptional achieve...”

“Now that you're an adult, you might still feel a pang of guilt when you decline a dinner invitation in favor of a good book. Or maybe you like to eat alone in restaurants and could do without the p...”

“Introverts, in contrast, may have strong social skills and enjoy parties and business meetings, but after a while wish they were home in their pajamas. They prefer to devote their social energies t...”

“It's not that there is no small talk...It's that it comes not at the beginning of conversations but at the end...Sensitive people...'enjoy small talk only after they've gone deep' says Strickland. ...”

“Introverts living under the Extroversion Ideal are like women in a mans world, discounted because of a trait that goes to the core of who they are. Extroversion is an enormously appealing personali...”

“We accept the love we think we deserve.”

“All Earthquakes and Disasters are warnings theres too much corruption in the world ”

“Its only when youre at the bottom of the ladder that you ascend.”

“It was words and reading that had made me quiet, and being quiet had made me a mark.”

“Life isn't about just talking, it's about thinking too.”

“The trick for introverts is to honor their styles instead of allowing themselves to be swept up by prevailing norms.”