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.

Any time people come together in a meeting, we're not necessarily getting the best ideas; we're just getting the ideas of the best talkers.

Opposites attract, and I think temperament is so fundamental that you end up craving someone of the opposite temperament to complete you.

But with each passing year and each new study, the evidence for the genetic contribution to individual and group differences becomes more firmly established than ever.

My perspective is cultural and world-based. It's always been a global perspective.

I was an extremely reclusive and introverted boy.