Laurie Halse Anderson Quotes

I've always been kind of an introvert growing up.

I'm quite a loner. I realized that I'm very introverted, and I get energy by being alone instead of being with other people.

I have to be me, which is, don't like a lot of crowds, don't like a lot of attention - kind of being by myself.

Often whole days pass without my speaking to anyone.

I am basically a private person.

I'm calculating, self-sufficient, reserved, and I enjoy being alone.

Some people can't stand being alone. I love solitude and silence. But when I come out of it, I'm a regular talking machine. It's all or nothing for me.

I was an intimate sort of child who never spoke up in groups. I preferred close friends.

I'm very comfortable being at home and keeping my head down, really. It's nice being invited to night clubs and stuff, which is nice once in a while, but I prefer to kind of keep to myself.

I don't know that I spent any more time alone than any other kid, but being by myself never bothered me.

I remember being alone a lot as a child, and I still love to be alone.

I don't like being able to be reached. I enjoy my solitude. Even people having my phone number seems like too much.

I like being alone. I need a lot of alone time as a human. And especially on a movie set when you're around people all day long.

As a person, I am an introvert.

I wouldn't say I'm a shy person, but I like my privacy.

I'm basically as shy a person as I was when I once worked in an office in London in the late Sixties. I like my own company. I didn't need a lot of friends.

I'm open, and I'm out there, but I also enjoy being alone, relaxing.

I was very shy and very reserved as a child, very, very introvert.

I've been living alone for so long, everything about me’s private. I’m surprised anyone’s able to understand a word I say.

I'm not reclusive at all. Just private.

I'm a private person, a shy person. Sometimes, reading for eleven hours straight feels to me like the perfect way to spend a day.

I only said, 'I want to be left alone.'

I'm with people all the time so I often go away on my own.

I'm extremely introverted. I used to think it was shyness, but I got over that, so it must be door No. 2. It's still hard for me to be away from home much, and I have to make sure I get lots of time alone in my room when I'm touring.

I'm not even speaking to people any more; I just want to be reading my Kindle the whole time!