In love with the porcupine dilemma -- a beautiful metaphor for how we choose to go through the world and relate to others, in a quest to master the intricate balance of protective self-containment and the vulnerability necessary for the warmth of true intimacy.
Echoing one Phooi Sze Choong:
"You can always tell genuine concern from an interrogation for comparison’s sake. Over the years, I find that I have less and less to say to people who do little to be a positive influence in my life. It is no secret that I cannot hold unintelligent conversations for long. And unfortunately for me, my introversion has caused others to perceive me as arrogant.
Perhaps, to an extent, I am guilty