Alina DB

“While I don't think sociopaths have any sort of moral urge to do good things, I think they can and do act morally in the context of pursuing their own advantage. A good analogy would be a corporation. There are a lot of corporations that do things that you like, maybe even good things, like produce vaccines or electric cars, although the primary motivation is to make a profit. But just because you are trying to make a profit doesn't mean you can't do it by doing things you like, or that you are good at, or that comport with the way you see the world, or want the world to see you.”
― M. E. Thomas, Confessions of a Sociopath: A Life Spent Hiding in Plain Sight

“But the truth is that if you’ve made a deal with the devil, it’s probably because no one else has offered you more favorable terms.”
― M.E. Thomas, Confessions of a Sociopath: A Life Spent Hiding in Plain Sight

“When you grow up as a girl, it is like there are faint chalk lines traced approximately three inches around your entire body at all times, drawn by society and often religion and family and particularly other women, who somehow feel invested in how you behave, as if your actions reflect directly on all womanhood.”
― M.E. Thomas, Confessions of a Sociopath: A Life Spent Hiding in Plain Sight

“Everybody slips up becaues we're not perfect; that's what mercy is for.”
― M. E. Thomas, Confessions of a Sociopath: A Life Spent Hiding in Plain Sight