Malignant Narcissist Quotes

“A notable difference between normal narcissistic personality disorder and malignant narcissism is the feature of sadism, or the gratuitous enjoyment of the pain of others. A narcissist will deliberately damage other people in pursuit of their own selfish desires, but may regret and will in some circumstances show remorse for doing so, while a malignant narcissist will harm others and enjoy doing so, showing little empathy or regret for the damage they have caused.”
― John D. Garner, The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President

“Prince Charming turned out to be just an accurate description of a psychopath.”
― J.S. Wolfe, The Unfolding: A Journey of Involution

“Malignant narcissists go for easy prey: the sick, the elderly, the young. When I was using drugs so heavily in my twenties, isolated from my family, relying on pills instead of people, I was one of the weak ones—a target.”
― Cat Marnell, How to Murder Your Life

“I did not ask to be placed in a position where self preservation required the loss of parental love and acceptance. That choice was made necessary by circumstances I did not create. Wanting safety should never cost a child their belonging, yet that was the price I was asked to pay.”
― Deanna L. Lawlis