“I’m all done with hating you. It’s all washed out of me. I hate people hard, but I don’t hate them very long.”— Raymond Chandler, amazon.com
“Some feelings sink so deep into the heart that only loneliness can help you find them again. Some truths are so painful that only shame can help you live with them. Some things are so sad that only your soul can do the crying for them.”— Gregory David Roberts, amazon.com
“Shyness is the fear of social disapproval or humiliation, while introversion is a preference for environments that are not overstimulating. Shyness is inherently painful; introversion is not.”— Susan Cain, amazon.com