Lowell Cauffiel > Quotes

“She was the girl with her finger in the dike,” she said. “Little did anyone know that when she removed it, all hell was going to break loose.”
― Lowell Cauffiel, House of Secrets

“Incest,” she would say. “It’s always occurred, rich or poor. You can read about it in the Bible. Up until the 1980s, you kept it hidden in the family. Why do they do it? It’s a form of control. It’s not sexual. It’s all about power.”
― Lowell Cauffiel, House of Secrets

“who challenges his posture of omnipotence. Although infrequent, his temper outbursts may turn into uncontrollable rage and sudden, unanticipated violence. Nita Davis saw what she thought was a Brad King crossed.”
― Lowell Cauffiel, Eye of the Beholder: The Almost Perfect Murder of Anchorwoman Diane Newton King

“impress casual acquaintances with his superficial bravado, he routinely displays his characteristic deficiencies, unreliability, impulsiveness, and moodiness to family members and close associates. He persistently seeks recognition.… Relationships are maintained only if they are self-serving. With few exceptions they are shallow and fleeting.… Almost infantile in his fantasies of himself and in his expectations of others, he often acts on impulse, using minimal deliberation and poor judgement. Unlikely to admit responsibility for his personal failures or for family difficulties, he usually denies the presence of psychological tension or conflicts. He rationalizes interpersonal problems, and he readily projects blame onto others. Ready to meet his own needs at the expense of those of others, he is self-indulgent and insistent on getting his way.… Owing to his basic and extreme dependency, he fears that others will perceive him as being weak and indecisive. Therefore, he presents an arrogant facade, and delights in humiliating those on whom he depends to gain a false illusion of power. When crossed, subjected to minor pressures, or faced with potential embarrassment, he is provoked to vindictive anger. His undercurrent of defensive vigilance and insecure hostility rarely subsides. Moreover, his surface affability collapses easily, and he is always ready to deprecate anyone”
― Lowell Cauffiel, Eye of the Beholder: The Almost Perfect Murder of Anchorwoman Diane Newton King