Psycopaths Quotes

“But why? Why do you care about our class’s history?"
"I just do. Besides, I need something to put on my art-school applications besides ’Locks self in room and draws all day.’ Even art schools won’t take a psychopath.”
― Natalie Standiford, How to Say Goodbye in Robot

“Oh, you know what bloggers are like, they write and write and write. I don't know why, because they're not being paid.”
― Jon Ronson, The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry

“Such a brute should underneath all his braggart tricks, his viciousness, his vileness, be a coward. But I am convinced that he was not. Because even cowardice requires a certain degree of sensitivity, and a certain value for life.”
― Warren Eyster, The Goblins of Eros

“The technical term that is often used for this is “interpersonally exploitative.” In short, because of the singular focus on fulfilling their needs, especially external needs, narcissists will use other people as objects to get those needs met. Other people often do serve literally as objects—a tool to get a job done. Because you are not in on this secret in the beginning, it can feel a bit depersonalizing—as though you are only valued when you are functional. It can feel manipulative, because your partner may compliment you excessively and then hit you with a difficult request or ask you to make uncomfortable requests.”
― Ramani Durvasula, Should I Stay or Should I Go?: Surviving a Relationship with a Narcissist

“You'll never know what psychopathic heights you're capable of, just lying there on the sofa”
― Josh Stern