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one <strong>of</strong> the great <strong>in</strong>sights <strong>of</strong> Westernmythology: that where we stumble iswhere our treasure lies.For many <strong>in</strong>troverts like David, adolescenceis the great stumbl<strong>in</strong>g place,the dark and tangled thicket <strong>of</strong> low selfesteemand social unease. In middleand high school, the ma<strong>in</strong> currency isvivacity and gregariousness; attributeslike depth and sensitivity don’t countfor much. But many <strong>in</strong>troverts succeed<strong>in</strong> <strong>com</strong>pos<strong>in</strong>g life stories much likeDavid’s: our Charlie Brown momentsare the price we have to pay to bangour drums happily through the decades.* Some who read this book before publication<strong>com</strong>mented that the quote from Isabel couldn’tpossibly be accurate—“no second grader talksthat way!” But this is what she said.749/929

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