Quiet Contemplator Gifts

Restaurant Tables: Reserved and Extrovert

"As a single diner, you will be seated at an awkward table by the restrooms where your lonely presence won't bother other diners."

"If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it — who cares?!"

"They haven't said two words to each other—it's sad... I hope we don't end up like that." "They keep talking to each other—it's exhausting... So glad we don't have to do that."

Easter Island gaze.

Introverts Anonymous

'He's a man of few words. He doesn't even use all his Twitter characters.'

'They made him take a vow of silence so he'd have to stop complaining about his oath of poverty.'

40 Days without an on-the-job conversation.

Crowded Ice Fishing

"Oh good, more time alone for quiet reflection."

"Sitting here with you each day at sunset reminds me I have to get a job."

"Show off."

"You've been served."

"How do I know God is not real? For the same reason I know people on TV can't see me."

'Sometimes, in the stillness and warmth of an afternoon sun, I can almost hear interest compounding.'

"Have you tried turning off your conscious mind and then turning it back on again?"

'Yes sir, Thoreau had the right idea.'

"I'm worried about little Gwendoline. She's ignoring her phone and thinking on her own!"

Fish sleeps while counting worms that jump over a fence.

Chess on TV

'I warned him that this was no place for a guy with inner-ear problems.'

'How come there aren't any peace heroes?'

Never being able to think of the right thing to say at the right time phobia.

'Well, in my case, Muzak DOESN'T help with meditation!'

"Autumn already? O.K., I'll come down."

"In this YouTube tutorial, I'm going to show you how to be alone with yourself."

This plaque commemorates the trees that was cut down to make space for this bench.

William would often take long walks along the beach, seeking inspiration for his next timesheet.

'He's a man of few words. Words to the editor not included.'

"If someone says they're a leader and no one hears it, is it true?"

'I understand the Adirondacks are where it's REALLY happening.'

Computer with moon screensaver

If a tweet is sent out and no one signs up to read it, does it exist? Happens millions of times a day.

'Don't fight it, Fred - Just go with the flow.'