Narcissists Quotes

“Love without sacrifice is like theft”
― Nassim Nicholas Taleb, The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms

“Half of the people lie with their lips; the other half with their tears”
― Nassim Nicholas Taleb, The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms

“Narcissists are consumed with maintaining a shallow false self to others. They're emotionally crippled souls that are addicted to attention. Because of this they use a multitude of games, in order to receive adoration. Sadly, they are the most ungodly of God's creations because they don't show remorse for their actions, take steps to make amends or have empathy for others. They are morally bankrupt.”
― Shannon L. Alder

“Narcissists will never tell you the truth. They live with the fear of abandonment and can't deal with facing their own shame. Therefore, they will twist the truth, downplay their behavior, blame others and say what ever it takes to remain the victim. They are master manipulators and conartists that don't believe you are smart enough to figure out the depth of their disloyalty. Their needs will always be more important than telling you any truth that isn't in their favor..”
― Shannon L. Alder

“Often the narcissist believes that other people are "faking it", leveraging emotional displays to achieve a goal. He is convinced that their ostensible "feelings" are grounded in ulterior, non-emotional motives. Faced with other people's genuine emotions, the narcissist becomes suspicious and embarrassed. He feels compelled to avoid emotion-tinged situations, or worse, experiences surges of almost uncontrollable aggression in the presence of expressed sentiments. They remind him how imperfect he is and how poorly equipped.”
― Sam Vaknin, Malignant Self-Love: Narcissism Revisited

“You will never get the truth out of a Narcissist. The closest you will ever come is a story that either makes them the victim or the hero, but never the villain.”
― shannon l. alder

“pathological narcissists can lose touch with reality in subtle ways that become extremely dangerous over time. When they can’t let go of their need to be admired or recognized, they have to bend or invent a reality in which they remain special despite all messages to the contrary.”
― Bandy X Lee, The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President

“Emotional abuse is designed to undermine another's sense of self.
It is deliberate humiliation, with the intent to seize control of how others feel about themselves.”
― Lorraine Nilon, Breaking Free From the Chains of Silence: A respectful exploration into the ramifications of Paedophilic abuse

“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

“Being a control freak is a weakness, not a strength. If you can't allow others to shine, you're exhibiting signs of narcissism and showing a lack of self-confidence. It is isolation through ego.”
― Stewart Stafford

“It is no accident that narcissists and altruists often have a magnetic attraction to one another. Can you see how perfect the fit is? The altruistic feels the need to selflessly serve others and this is just what the narcissist wants. Narcissists want to be worshipped and gratified in every way possible, and this is just what altruists offer, thinking it demonstrates their moral virtue.”
― Ellen Kenner, Selfish Path to Romance: How to Love with Passion & Reason

“Maybe, the lesson we can all learn from the inner sadness of a Narcissist is to see through our own fabrications, our own illusions so that we can be set free to be real once more.”
― Shannon L. Alder

“Narcissists often feign oppression because narcissists always feel entitled.”
― Criss Jami

“Narcissistic Supply (noun)--

He liked her but was too ashamed to admit it because she was off limits. So he ran her name down in the mud and made sure everyone would believe that he never cared. However, he kept one foot in her life because that is what obsession is like for a narcissist. They can't let you go, but they won't let others know that they are being immoral. If they can't have you then everyone will think your crazy and no one will ever believe your story. Obsession runs in their veins and they will never give you up. You have become their dirty little secret, their narcissistic supply. They like the rivalry and jealousy they created because it means they are desired by everyone. It doesn't matter if they divorced their ex and got a new woman in their life. That person will be told the same lie about you and they will continue with this obsession that you still care about them. When in reality you loathe their very existence. At the very heart of narcissistic supply is obsession and this deep seeded feeling that they are missing out.”
― Shannon L. Alder, The Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Bible: Spiritual Recovery from Narcissistic and Emotional Abuse

“It can be extremely difficult to discern evil hearts because their intention is to look good, not be good.”
― Leslie Vernick, The Emotionally Destructive Relationship: Seeing It, Stopping It, Surviving It

“Narcissistic divorce. Narcissists often hide assets. Some strategies are set in motion years prior to the discard. Assets are put into trusts, moved off shore, your name removed from accounts or their name removed off debt accounts.”
― Tracy Malone

“Whenever a Narcissist wins, their victims lose everything.”
― Tracy Malone

“Narcissism will put a human on the edge of the "cliff of harsh humility" with one leg dangling over and a breeze about to blow.”
― Julieanne O'Connor

“We have the strength to roar like lions. What intimidates narcissists, sociopaths, and psychopaths the most is when we confidently speak our minds. Embracing our voice and standing up for ourselves allows us to be our best selves. No one has the power to take that away from us, and there is no need to reinvent ourselves to adjust to any circumstances. It’s enough to be yourself.”
― Elena Y. Goldberg

“People who do you wrong will almost always blame you for it.”
― Maranda Pleasant, Origin: Music, Art, Yoga & Consciousness

“I told her I was doing really well.
“I feel so free!”
She said that was because he was a narcissist.
I told her that I can see it now, I really can.”
― Eliza Moss, What It's Like in Words

“Test the other person. See how he responds to you when you don't give him what he wants. If you don't see consistent changes in the way he thinks, acts, and interacts with you and others, don't for a minute believe his words or his profuse tears. (Proverbs 26:23-24) Jesus said, "Produce fruit in keeping with repentance." (Matthew 3:8.)”
― Leslie Vernick, The Emotionally Destructive Relationship: Seeing It, Stopping It, Surviving It

“Contrary to what destructive people will say, the most loving thing we can do for them is hold them accountable for their actions. This indeed may cost us sacrifice and suffering. We do this not only for our benefit but with the hope that as we draw a line in the sand and say "no more" they will wake up to their own sinfulness and repent.”
― Leslie Vernick, The Emotionally Destructive Relationship: Seeing It, Stopping It, Surviving It

“A man who maybe good-looking, have money and style-but is disrespectful towards women, lacks etiquette and good manners-is a BIG turn-off.”
― Preity Zinta

“Narcissists will always live in emotional poverty.”
― Tracy A. Malone, Divorcing Your Narcissist: You Can't Make This Shit Up!

“It’s never your job to make another adult act responsibly. Keep that in mind when dealing with a narcissist.”
― Tracy A Malone, NEW-Divorcing Your Narcissist: You Can't Make This Shit Up!

“I'd learned that her deflections and projections, were actually her confessions.

Excerpt: "Rebuilding Brick by Brick. Surviving and Thriving After Narcissistic Abuse" by Mekael Shane © 2025”
― Mekael Shane

“Viewing documentaries last month on individuals who are murderers, scammers, cheats, con-men and swindlers, heartless crooks etc - the experts throughout constantly fully pointed out and described - effectively their all having "shared pathologies, making them feel untouchable, also self-aggrandized mixed with a terrible callousness and nonchalance regarding the severe results of their actions on their many victims."
It occured that what these so-called experts and psychologists were with certainty also describing is something which glaringly and indeed far more consequentially applies to CEOs and aggressive corporations mantra - a thing in fact supported, rewarded, advocated and admired, also defended to the extreme globally.”
― MuzWot

“Toxic love and limerence overlap in that the more "challenging" the potential partner seems to obtain, the more alluring that person may inevitably become to you. Love activates reward centers of the brain, creating a euphoric dopamine high that is extremely difficult to detox from, and in adversity-ridden relationships, dopamine tends to flow more readily in the brain when the rewards aren't as predictable such as in a toxic relationship. Psychologists have discovered that the brains of people in love resemble the brains of cocaine addicts especially in chaotic relationships. This is why you may experience a deep withdrawal effect when the object of your affection is not around or when they've withdrawn from you. Often we aren't obsessed with this person, but rather what they represent and mean to us.”
― Shahida Arabi MA, Power: Surviving and Thriving After Narcissistic Abuse

“Emotional detachment is not selfish but grounded in truth,
boundaries, and self-care. It’s about self-preservation.”
― Christelle Maginot, Narc 101: The Illustrated Practical Guide to Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic Abuse