I am rarely bored alone; I am often bored in groups and crowds.

- Laurie Helgoe

Introverts are collectors of thoughts, and solitude is where the collection is curated and rearranged to make sense of the present and future.

- Laurie Helgoe

Let's clear one thing up: Introverts do not hate small talk because we dislike people. We hate small talk because we hate the barrier it creates betw…

- Laurie Helgoe

Quiet is might. Solitude is strength. Introversion is power.

- Laurie Helgoe

As an introvert, you can be your own best friend or your worst enemy. The good news is we generally like our own company, a quality that extroverts o…

- Laurie Helgoe

Introverts keep their best stuff inside—that is, until it is ready. And this drives extroverts crazy! The explanation for the introvert’s behavior—an…

- Laurie Helgoe

Though introverts are drained by interaction, we can take immense pleasure in watching the scene around us.

- Laurie Helgoe

Reading is like travel, allowing you to exit your own life for a bit, and to come back with a renewed, even inspired, perspective.

- Laurie Helgoe

Extroverts want us to have fun, because they assume we want what they want. And sometimes we do. But "fun" itself is a "bright" word, the kind of wor…

- Laurie Helgoe