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" Racism, sexism, classism, heterosexism, ableism, ageism, and all other isms are all forms of gaslighting—to doubt and defame the reality of others, to leave them second-guessing themselves, and by so doing holding on to the power. "
― Ramani Durvasula , "Don't You Know Who I Am?": How to Stay Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement, and Incivility
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" but children, by definition, are incredibly inconvenient. They are noisy, unpredictable, demanding at times, capricious, mercurial, and prone to tantrums, and that can be very off-putting for narcissists, who do not want to put the messy needs of other people (including their children) ahead of their own. "
― Ramani Durvasula , "Don't You Know Who I Am?": How to Stay Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement, and Incivility
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" Interestingly, adult narcissists often look like an infant, or, at least, a toddler: They “cry” (or yell) when they do not quickly get what they want, assume that people will come running when they cry, and become agitated when they don’t come running, don’t really care about the needs of the people around them, and believe that they are truly the center of the universe. "
― Ramani Durvasula , "Don't You Know Who I Am?": How to Stay Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement, and Incivility