I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.

Henry David Thoreau

Be a loner. That gives you time to wonder, to search for the truth. Have holy curiosity.
Make your life worth living. Albert Einstein
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say
something. Plato
I am a minimalist. I like saying the most with the least. Bob Newhart
Silence is not empty. It’s full of answers. Unknown
Never assume quiet is weak and loud is strong. Unknown
The most introspective of souls are often those that have been hurt the most. Shannon
L. Alder
Don’t think of introversion as something that needs to be cured… Spend your free time
the way you like, not the way you think you’re supposed to. Susan Cain
Telling an introvert to go to a party is like telling a saint to go to Hell. Criss Jami
Alone had always felt like an actual place to me, as if it weren’t a state of being, but
rather a room where I could retreat to be who I really was. Cheryl Strayed
An inability to stay quiet is one of the conspicuous failings of mankind. Walter Bagehot
People inspire you, or they drain you – pick them wisely. Hans F. Hansen Click to tweet

A happy life must be to a great extent a quiet life, for it is only in an atmosphere of quiet
that true joy dare live. Bertrand Russell

When I was young, all I wanted and expected from life was to sit quietly in some corner
doing my work without the public paying attention to me. And now see what has
become of me. Albert Einstein
Introverts are collectors of thoughts, and solitude is where the collection is curated and
rearranged to make sense of the present and future. Laurie Helge (Website, Twitter)
Silence is beautiful, not awkward. The human tendency to be afraid of something
beautiful is awkward. Elliot Kay
Solitude matters. And for some people it is the air that they breathe. Susan Cain
It’s never a good idea to organize society in a way that depletes the energy of half the
population. We discovered this with women decades ago, and now it’s time to realize it
with introverts. Susan Cain
People empty me. I have to get away to refill. Charles Bukowski Click to tweet
The secret to life is to put yourself in the right lighting. For some it’s a Broadway
spotlight, for others, a lamplit desk. Susan Cain
Our culture made a virtue of living only as extroverts. We discouraged the inner
journey, the quest for a center. So, we lost our center and have to find it again. Anais
Nin
Extroverts sparkle, introverts’ glow. Extroverts are fireworks, introverts are a fire in
the hearth. Sophia Dumpling Click to tweet
Introverts live in two worlds: We visit the world of people, but solitude and the inner
world will always be our home. Jenn Groneman (The Secret Lives of Introverts: Inside
Our Hidden World)
What a lovely surprise to discover how un lonely being alone can be. Ellen Burstyn
The wise listen more than they talks and give more than they take. Maxime Lagacé
Click to tweet
The more you talk, the less people listen. Meg White
Take time to be quiet. Zig Ziglar
Shhh. Unknown
If you can’t be kind, be quiet. Unknown
I came, I saw, I left early. Unknown
Kindly remove yourself from my personal space. Thanks. Gemma Correll
Think and wonder, wonder and think. Dr. Seuss
I kinda live where I find myself. Bob Dylan Click to tweet
The limited circle is pure. Franz Kafka
I think a lot, but I don’t say much. Anne Frank
Don’t try to be what you’re not. If you’re nervous, be nervous. If you’re shy, be shy. It’s
cute. Adriana Lima
Never let shyness conquer your mind. Arfa Karim
Shyness is when you turn your head away from something you want. Jonathan Safran
Foer
I am quite shy and people think I’m aloof. Kristen Stewart
Shyness displays itself differently in me. I think it’s more an awkwardness. Daniel
Radcliffe
Our greatest strength lies in the gentleness and tenderness of our heart. 
Severity is allowable where gentleness has no effect. Pierre Corneille
I’m very shy so I became very outgoing to protect my shyness. Don Rickles
Home is where the heart can laugh without shyness. Vernon Baker
Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
To these I commit my day. Max Lucado
Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or
religion. Mahatma Gandhi 
Don’t underestimate me because I’m quiet. I know more than I say, think more than I
speak and observe more than you know. Michaela Chung
Most inventors and engineers I’ve met are like me. They’re shy and they live in their
heads. The very best of them are artists. And artists work best alone. Steve Wozniak
(Apple)
Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength. Saint Francis de
Sales
Gentleness is the antidote for cruelty. Phaedrus
Kindness is wisdom. Philip James Bailey
Without tenderness, a man is uninteresting. Marlene Dietrich
Life begins at the end of your comfort zone. Neale Donald Walsch