Hanya Yanagihara

I don't think that genius goes hand in hand with being socially inept or being a sociopath or being a misanthrope, but I do think that it is a mind that can think so differently - so beyond how one is supposed to think.

American Novelist

Lionel Shriver

February is for curmudgeons, whinge-bags, and misanthropes. You can't begrudge us one month of the year or blame us for being even crabbier, it's so short. There is nothing good about it, which is why it's so great.

American Journalist

Charles Dickens

Christmas time! That man must be a misanthrope indeed, in whose breast something like a jovial feeling is not roused - in whose mind some pleasant associations are not awakened - by the recurrence of Christmas.

English Novelist

Ian Rankin

I don't have many friends. It's not because I'm a misanthrope. It's because I'm reserved. I'm self-contained. I get all my adventures in my head when I'm writing my books.

Scottish Writer

Giacomo Leopardi

Real misanthropes are not found in solitude, but in the world; since it is experience of life, and not philosophy, which produces real hatred of mankind.

Italian Poet

Paul Theroux

If you're a misanthrope you stay at home. There are certain writers who really don't like other people. I'm not like that, I don't think.

Craig Kilborn

My brother asked me once, 'Are you a misanthrope?' And I said, 'No, I just find people irritating.

Entertainer

Lucy Larcom

A man may make a misanthrope of himself, but he is never one by nature.

American Poet

Al Jourgensen

I'm still a recluse. I still hate everyone. I'm still a misanthrope.

Cuban Musician

Ivor Novello

There are very few misanthropes, thank goodness!

Welsh Musician

Using 'misanthrope' often implies negative feelings towards social interactions.

Negative Tone

A misanthrope isn't always rude; they may be polite yet prefer solitude.

Not Necessarily Rude

Misanthropes might subtly avoid others, not always through direct confrontation.

Subtle Avoidance

The term 'misanthrope' underlines a person's generally bleak outlook on humanity.

Cynical Viewpoint

Misanthropes may function well in society but hold a dim view of people in general.

Not Always Personal

Use 'misanthrope' to describe someone's emotional stance towards humans, not temporary moods.

Emotional Connection

 have more friends than you do? Your friends have more friends than you do, and this is known as the friendship paradox. Imagine a very popular person in the social network -- like a party host who has hundreds of friends -- and a misanthrope who has just one friend,