Paula

“A malignant narcissist takes it one step further in that the narcissist will actively go out of their way to destroy someone they believe has slighted them or not given them the godlike status they feel they deserve. A component of malignant narcissism is sadism – and that is not limited to causing others pain but also taking glee in the suffering of their perceived ‘enemies’ (in other words, those who don’t worship them or people who have stood up against them in the past).”
― Mary Turner Thomson, The Psychopath: A True Story

“That's what fiction is for. It's for getting at the truth when the truth isn't sufficient for the truth.”
― Tim O'Brien