“That moment when you’re so tired you barely have energy to talk even to your family. That’s what being social does to me.”

INFJoe’s new book, “Text, Don’t Call: An Illustrated Guide to the Introverted Life,” will encourage and validate introverts, as well as make them laugh.

I anticipated and relished those hours. For my extroverted colleagues, the grand silence was a vacation; for me, it was a homecoming.

All the time, people misinterpret what it means to be introverted. I love being around people, having fun, and joking around as much as the next person.

These songs perfectly suit me as an introvert and a highly sensitive person, and I think every introvert should add them to their playlist.

A huge group full of unknowns is about as bad as it gets — and for some anxious introverts, it may even induce a full-on panic attack.

There was a word for what I was: introvert. It was a magic word, because it explained many of the things I had struggled with my entire life.

It annoys the crap out of highly sensitive introverts when too many people want too many things — all at once. Our brains literally cannot compute.

Ginny Weasley is quiet and usually lets others be the center of attention. She is very shy and manages to say only a few words to Harry every now and then.

As Susan Cain points out, “Many successful ventures are the result of effective partnerships between introverts and extroverts.”