“Baby, I know you always loved her, but she's a user. She used me. She uses you.”— David Michod, Jonathan Lisco, Janine "Smurf" Cody, Ellen Barkin, imdb.com
“Sometimes if you let people do things to you, you're really doing it to them.”— Gillian Flynn, amazon.com
“In order to get his or her way, a manipulative person may sneakily — and conveniently — assume you agree with everything they say.”— Carolyn Steber, bustle.com
“If you start to realize your partner’s needs are being met far more often than yours are, you might be married to a manipulator.”— Eden Strong, yourtango.com