El Amethyst

“So we know that human nature, and that includes our nature, yours and mine, can very easily turn people into quite efficient torturers and mass-murderers and slave-drivers...To the extent that the statement is true, and there is such an extent, it's just not relevant: human nature also has the capacity to lead to selflessness, and cooperation, and sacrifice, and support, and solidarity, and tremendous courage, and lots of other things too.”
― Noam Chomsky, Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky

“I never cheated on him. I feared speaking to men. Over the years, I was stalked. My spouse monitored my emails, text messages, phone calls, voice mail, and my social media. I had no privacy. If I objected to his monitoring, I was accused of hiding something from him. To”
― Bree Bonchay, I Am Free: Healing Stories About Surviving Toxic Relationships With Narcissists And Sociopaths

“Off we go.” Puck sighed. “You coming, Grimalkin?” “Oh, definitely.” Grimalkin landed with a soft thump in the snow. His golden eyes, bright with amusement, regarded me knowingly. “I would not miss this for the world.”
― Julie Kagawa, The Iron King

“Being true to ourselves is a key to dealing with the narcissist even when he or she is a parent. If it means the loss of their presence, that sacrifice must be made so that we can call our lives our own.”
― Linda Martinez-Lewi, Freeing Yourself from the Narcissist in Your Life: At Home. At Work. With Friends