Emily Giffin Quotes

All of us introverts aspire to be more outgoing, but it's not in our nature. When I was nearly 50, I discovered that the best thing to do was to tell everyone I worked with that I'm just shy. People are not mind readers - you need to let them know.

I'm a little unusual: I'm a six-person-or-less extrovert.

I had this idea that being an introvert was a negative thing, that it had a negative connotation, and I really wanted, as a young person, to strive to be the life of the party and to be really outgoing and to have a million friends. And then I realized that an introvert isn't a negative.

When an introvert is quiet, don't assume he is depressed, snobbish or socially deficient.

I'm an off-the-charts introvert. To me, being around groups of strangers is exhausting. I've had to sort of train myself to think about two tactics: finding common ground and invoking humor.

As a psychologist, I can tell you that there are people who look very good in a group, but they're very different in a one-on-one situation.

Being introverted, it doesn't mean necessarily being shy or being afraid of public speaking; it just means that it's hard for me to interact with people for too long.

I think there's times where I'm introverted, and there's times where I'm extroverted.

I have always been a bit of an introvert. In fact, my dad used to force me to meet people so that my interpersonal skills improve. As an individual, I was happiest when left alone.

I have to remind myself constantly to not be antisocial, because I stay to myself a lot. I'm a lot more introspective than my characters.

I'm actually a very shy person. You'd be surprised how many leaders are shy. They're not all extroverts by nature.

If I'm in a room full of intense people, I'm pretty normal. If I'm in a room full of people who aren't, maybe I'm intense.

When I first read the words 'introvert' and 'extrovert' when I was 10, I thought I was both.

Shyness is inherently uncomfortable; introversion is not. The traits do overlap, though psychologists debate to what degree.

I'm much less shy in conversation than I am on my own.

I used to be really insular, really introverted. I couldn't articulate myself.

I'm an external person, I'm not than internal at all.

I didn't know how to get along with others. I didn't even know how to be in the same room with other people. Then, after a while, you learn.

I'm an introvert and a shy person.

When it comes to our relationship with loneliness, specifically, it's important to understand how our relative introversion or extroversion informs our preference for social interaction.

I think people think I'm a extrovert but really I'm a introvert.

Are introverts arrogant? Hardly. I suppose this common misconception has to do with our being more intelligent, more reflective, more independent, more level-headed, more refined, and more sensitive than extroverts.

Either you are extrovert or introvert, and so I am an introvert in that sense. I'm not a social person that wants to go to parties.

Socially, I think I'm quite comfortable; I enjoy chatting to people... but I do have my quirks.

I grew up a really shy kid, but I always surrounded myself with a lot funny people. It depends on the day - if I feel like being quiet, I will be. I'm not a complete goofball, though.