Marty Lyons

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― Barbara Kingsolver, Demon Copperhead

“Rejected narcissists may fight with their spouse for child custody not because they want their children but as a way to hurt their ex. They also may launch a calculated smear campaign to discredit that ex and thereby gain the upper hand in court, within their social circle, and with their kids.”
― Julie L. Hall, The Narcissist in Your Life: Recognizing the Patterns and Learning to Break Free

“They speak in superlatives and hyperbole. Having an all-or-nothing view of things, they tend to speak in exaggerated extremes, such as “best/worst,” “terrific/terrible,” and “perfect/worthless.” 9. They”
― Julie L. Hall, The Narcissist in Your Life: Recognizing the Patterns and Learning to Break Free

“Reagan administration had used a study of mental health problems among homeless mothers to argue against housing subsidies—to say in effect that families were homeless because of mental illness, not a lack of housing.”
― Tracy Kidder, Rough Sleepers