“We have a two-tier class system when it comes to personality style. To devalue introversion is a waste of talent, energy and happiness.”

—  Susan Cain

Bielski, Zosia (interviewer), "Giving introverts permission to be themselves," The Globe and Mail, January 26, 2012.

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