After an hour or two of being socially on, we introverts need to turn off and recharge ... This isn't antisocial. It isn't a sign of depression.
Interpretation
Introverts need alone time to recharge after social interactions, which is a normal part of their nature.
This quote by Jonathan Rauch highlights the intrinsic need for introverts to withdraw and replenish their energy after socializing. It emphasizes that this behavior is not indicative of being antisocial or depressed, but rather a natural and essential practice for those who identify as introverted.
In practice
This quote can be used in a presentation on understanding introverted personalities in the workplace.
More non-fringe, non-radical homosexuals emerge into public view every day. As the stereotype of the homosexual as antisocial deviant crumbles, a (political) party or faction that tolerates gay-baiting rhetoric in the name of 'family values' makes 'family values' look more and more like common bigotry.
A liberal society stands on the proposition that we should all take seriously the idea that we might be wrong. This means we must place no one, including ourselves, beyond the reach of criticism; it means that we must allow people to err, even where the error offends and upsets, as it often will.
For introverts, to be alone with our thoughts is as restorative as sleeping, as nourishing as eating.
Only married people understand you can be miserable and happy at the same time.
What is marriage but the renunciation of unchastity? The savage does not marry. Man marries because he renounces.
Enjoy everything. Need nothing. Needing someone is the fastest way to kill a relationship .. The greatest gift you can give someone is the strength and the power not to need you, to need you for nothing.
It isn't silence you can cut with a knife any more, it's interchange of ideas. Intelligent discussion of practically everything is what is breaking up modern marriage.
I love my sons, I love my husband, and I love my country. But in kingdoms of men, there are few - if any - choices for women. Or the choices are such that there is no greater pain than having to choose.
It's a taboo that comes back over and over, to suggest that women can feel divided - that you can love your child and want to do everything for it, and at the same time want to put it away from you and reclaim something of yourself.
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