I Worry That There Are People Who

It's Never A Good Idea To Organize Society In A Way That Depletes The Energy Of Half The Population.

Introversion - Along With Its Cousins Sensitivity, Seriousness, And Shyness - Is Now A Second-class Personality Trait, Somewhere Between A Disappointment And A Pathology.

The Glory Of The Disposition That Stops To Consider Stimuli Rather Than Rushing To Engage With Them Is Its Long Association With Intellectual And Artistic Achievement. Neither E=mc2 Nor Paradise Lost Was Dashed Off By A Party Animal.

Jealousy Is An Ugly Emotion, But It Tells The Truth. You Mostly Envy Those Who Have What You Desire.

I Had Always Imagined Rosa Parks As A Stately Woman With A Bold Temperament, Someone Who Could Easily Stand Up To A Busload Of Glowering Passengers. But When She Died In 2005 At The Age Of Ninety-two, The Flood Of Obituaries Recalled Her As Soft-spoken, Sweet, And Small In Stature. They Said She Was "timid And Shy" But Had "the Courage Of A Lion." They Were Full Of Phrases Like "radical Humility" And "quiet Fortitude.