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 between people.

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

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

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

Introverts paradoxically pull away from culture and create culture.

Whatever kind of introvert you are, some people will find you 'too much' in some ways and 'not enough' in others.

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

Introvert conversations are like jazz. Each player gets to solo for a nice stretch before the other player comes in and does his solo.

Introverts often assume what's inside is visible on the outside. We don't have to invent or fake the emotion; we just need to allow it to be seen!

With public speaking, practicing congruence is very helpful - allowing the words to be expressed with the face and body. It helps to think of simply "turning up the nonverbal volume."

If you ask an introvert a question, wait until she thinks about it. Introverts think before speaking, not through speaking. If you want to get to the good stuff, you need to slow down.

What is a fantasy map but a space beyond which There Be Dragons?

If your creed and Scripture do not agree, cut your creed to pieces, but make it agree with this book.

To be known by the public, honestly. People come up and tell them how good I make them feel.

I can't think of a time when we've had a region emerge as suddenly to become as strategically significant as the Caspian.

I no longer have the fear of being alone. It's cool to find out that you don't need a boyfriend to be happy.

Don't let your church be a cul-de-sac on the Great Commission highway.

So many lives I touch, so much anger.

I acknowledge that Hulu's easy accessibility probably keeps some people from pirating. But a respected industry analyst says less than 5% of TV content is being stolen today.

In the end, Dan Rather's legend skewered him, CBS and the craft of journalism.

An anthology is like all the plums and orange peel picked out of a cake.