Nalini

“Why are narcissists not prone to suicide? The simple answer is that they died a long time ago. Narcissists are the true zombies of the world.”
― Sam Vaknin, Narcissistic and Psychopathic Parents And their Children

“Nobody’s perfect, she liked to say. But, man, we all fall short so beautifully.”
― Richard Powers, Bewilderment

“You could be erased a little so that there was less of you, less confidence, less freedom, or your rights could be eroded, your body invaded so that it was less and less yours, you could be rubbed out altogether, and none of those possibilities seemed particularly remote. All the worst things that happened to other women because they were women could happen to you because you were a woman. Even if you weren’t killed, something in you was, your sense of freedom, equality, confidence”
― Rebecca Solnit, Recollections of My Nonexistence

“A landscape full of places named after women and statues of women might have encouraged me and other girls in profound ways.”
― Rebecca Solnit, Recollections of My Nonexistence: A Memoir