Same here, although I was always in between being and outsider and really being an outsider. I used to hang out with the real outsiders, the kids who had no friends. I was the friend of all these kids. So I actually had a bunch of friends. I always picked the underdog and still do ;>)

But I definitely was - and still am - an observer too, when I wasn't escaping in the world of books.

It doesn't hurt to be an observer :>)