Narcissistic Quotes

“People that have trust issues only need to look in the mirror. There they will meet the one person that will betray them the most.”
― Shannon L. Alder

“The main condition for the achievement of love is the overcoming of one's narcissism. The narcissistic orientation is one in which one experiences as real only that which exists within oneself, while the phenomena in the outside world have no reality in themselves, but are experienced only from the viewpoint of their being useful or dangerous to one. The opposite pole to narcissism is objectivity; it is the faculty to see other people and things as they are, objectively, and to be able to separate this objective picture from a picture which is formed by one's desires and fears.”
― Erich Fromm, The Art of Loving

“What are you talking about?" Narcissus demanded. "I am amazing. Everyone knows this."
"Amazing at pure suck," Leo said. "If I was as suck as you, I'd drown myself. Oh wait, you already did that.”
― Rick Riordan, The Mark of Athena

“People that have been consistently hurt by others in life will only see the one time you hurt them and be blinded to all the good your heart has to offer. They look no further than what they want to see. Unfortunately, most of them remain a victim throughout their life.”
― Shannon L. Alder

“Many people cannot love themselves because they only love the illusions that they make of themselves. They merely like to wallow around in the narcissistic cocoon delusively constructed with the bits and pieces of their deceptions. ("Being my best friend" )”
― Erik Pevernagie

“Narcissistic personality disorder is named for Narcissus, from Greek mythology, who fell in love with his own reflection. Freud used the term to describe persons who were self-absorbed, and psychoanalysts have focused on the narcissist's need to bolster his or her self-esteem through grandiose fantasy, exaggerated ambition, exhibitionism, and feelings of entitlement.”
― Donald W. Black, DSM-5 Guidebook: The Essential Companion to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

“But that’s the thing about narcissists. They can try to fool you, with all their heart, but in the end, they’re just fooling themselves.”
― Ellie Fox, And then the Devil Cried: Episode Two

“I used to hold grudges until I realized that most people are narcissistic and their actions are driven by an unhealthy self-interest and not maliciousness towards me.”
― Steve Maraboli, Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience

“No other being is lesser human than the one who thinks of others as such.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Human Making is Our Mission: A Treatise on Parenting

“I spend my life constantly calling in ‘imaginary’ debts that aren’t owed to me in order to avoid the ‘real’ debts that I owe to others, and so everybody ends up bankrupt.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Ego is borne of the need to ‘prove’ oneself instead of making the choice to ‘be’ oneself. And so maybe we need to begin curbing the birthrate.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Many survivors of a narcissist discover that they’ve sacrificed so much in an attempt to please the narcissist that they’ve lost sight of who they are. Rediscovering oneself involves reclaiming things once loved, be it passions, friendships, or even jobs. It’s about finding that one thing you used to enjoy and taking it back. Reconnect with your inner child, play, and reintroduce yourself to the joys that make you uniquely you.”
― Tracy Malone

“The healing doesn’t happen in the rewind. It happens in the pause. In the breath. In the moment you choose yourself again.”
― Tracy A Malone

“Cruelty cannot be tamed by kindness.”
― Frances Woodard

“Here’s your afternoon thought provoking nugget: These are things that make you go hmmmm.

A narcissist doesn’t love you—they feed off of you. Your glow is their glucose. Once fed, they vanish… until hunger calls again.

They don’t crave connection—they crave combustion. Your light is their ignition, your peace their pill.

A narcissist’s affection is a transaction. They withdraw your worth, then ghost your growth.

They don’t need you—they need your energy. And once they’ve overdosed, they’ll detox in silence… until the next hit.

Pay attention to the details!”
― Dr. Angela L. Hood

“Your worth has nothing to do with your performance.”
― Tracy A Malone

“You know the truth of your heart even if they refuse to see it.”
― Tracy A Malone

“With the right tools, you can shift from chaos to clarity and protect your children from the psychological games narcissists play.”
― Tracy A Malone

“Even if you feel pushed out, do not fully close the door. Narcissistic relationships are unstable. When cracks appear, your child needs a safe path home not shame.”
― Tracy A Malone

“Understanding the dynamics of narcissistic abuse, trauma bonding, and estrangement gives you tools not just to cope, but to eventually reconnect from a place of strength.”
― Tracy A Malone

“You’re allowed to live even as you wait, even as you pray for reconnection. Taking care of yourself isn’t giving up; it’s surviving.”
― Tracy A Malone

“You are not the same person you were when the rupture happened. You’ve learned, you’ve grown, you’ve grieved. You are still becoming. And that’s happening in the present”
― Tracy A Malone

“None of that is happening in this moment. Right now, you’re breathing. You have a choice. You have life. You have moments in front of you that are still yours to live, moments that don’t belong to the estrangement unless you give them away”
― Tracy A Malone

“With time, awareness, and healing tools, the loops will loosen. The thoughts will come less often. You’ll get longer stretches of peace. And one day, you’ll notice you’re not thinking about them at all.”
― Tracy A Malone

“Be kind to yourself. You’ve been through mental warfare. Rumination is not weakness it’s a sign that your body and brain are trying to make sense of the trauma.”
― Tracy A Malone

“If I've come to understand anything about narcissism and those who espouse such traits---it's that it does not heal or go away. It only changes masks. It adopts new personas for new stations and stages in life. But those who tend to see through it know that it doesn't matter what charisma it exudes, what platitudes, dogmas or great transformations it adopts ---- narcissism is always underpinned by the ego of a broken child. It's always propped up by the pile of wreckage it has amassed beneath itself.
A narcissist is a chameleon, a mimic. Its skin changes, its words adapt to the pleasure of its surroundings, but its interior remains the same.”
― Jennifer DeLucy

“I used to believe in the grand wonderment of love the way some people believe in the stars above - certain that they were guiding me, even when I could not see them.”
― Frances Woodard

“a shivering shadow playing house with a woman who wore cruelty like perfume”
― Frances Woodard

“You know, just because the rest of us aren't as perfect as you are doesn't mean we're completely useless. Which reminds me--- what the hell did Brigid do that made you cut her off from the rest of her family?"
Phoebe hesitated.
"Tell me!" Sibyl demanded.
"She said Calum didn't kill our mother."
Sibyl threw her hands up. "So Brigid was right and you've been punishing her all this time for nothing?"
"He was the reason my mother died!"
"No." Sybil was adamant. "Flora showed us. She made a choice. It was her decision. Brigid was right all along."
"Technically," Phoebe muttered.
"What the fuck, Mom! Are you completely incapable of admitting you're wrong?”
― Kirsten Miller, The Women of Wild Hill

“Aggressive women sometimes "go after the shy and introverted guys," picking them as prime partners precisely because such guys, whom Avila calls "more tender and good-hearted" than standard-issue men, seem easier to manipulate.”
― Anneli Rufus, Party of One: The Loner's Manifesto