“Holmes is obviously guilty of many more serious crimes, but faking one’s voice is just weird, and embarrassing.”— Katie Heaney, thecut.com
“I imagine his interest in politics is much like the interest one might have in a Rubik’s cube. He is tinkering with a meaningless logic problem.”— Laura Smith, hazlitt.net
“A primary psychopath won't necessarily be dangerous, but if we can see that in a kid, we can tell parents to look for certain kinds of behavior.”— Judith Ohikuare, theatlantic.com
“Quite the situation you've got yourself in here, Derek. I mean, I'm out of commission for a few weeks, and suddenly, there's lizard people, geriatric psychopaths, and you're cooking up werewolves out of every self-esteem deprived adolescent in town.”— Jeff Davis, Peter Hale, Ian Bohen, imdb.com
“You should never call a psychopath a psychopath. It upsets them.”— Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Villanelle, Jodie Comer, imdb.com
“Toxic and abusive people overstate their ability to be kind and compassionate. They often tell you that you should “trust” them without first building a solid foundation of trust. They may “perform” a high level of sympathy and empathy at the beginning of your relationship to dupe you, only to unvei…”— Shahida Arabi, thoughtcatalog.com
“Bringing in the opinion, perspective or suggested threat of another person into the dynamic of an interaction is known as “triangulation.” Often used to validate the toxic person’s abuse while invalidating the victim’s reactions to abuse, triangulation can also work to manufacture love triangles tha…”— Shahida Arabi, thoughtcatalog.com
“The difference between constructive criticism and destructive criticism is the presence of a personal attack and impossible standards. These so-called critics often don’t want to help you improve, they just want to nitpick, pull you down and scapegoat you in any way they can. Abusive narcissists and…”— Shahida Arabi, thoughtcatalog.com
“In the hands of a malignant narcissist or sociopath, your differing opinions, legitimate emotions and lived experiences get translated into character flaws and evidence of your irrationality.”— Shahida Arabi, thoughtcatalog.com
“When a narcissist, sociopath or psychopath gaslights you, you may be prone to gaslighting yourself as a way to reconcile the cognitive dissonance that might arise. Two conflicting beliefs battle it out: is this person right or can I trust what I experienced? A manipulative person will convince you t…”— Shahida Arabi, thoughtcatalog.com
“Serial killers do on a small scale what governments do on a large one. They are a product of the times and these are bloodthirsty times. Even psychopaths have emotions if you dig deep enough, but then again maybe they don’t.”— Richard Ramirez, youtube.com
“Researchers discovered that successful psychopaths exhibit many of the same core features and traits as other psychopaths — dishonesty, exploitation, arrogance, low remorse, minimizing self-blame, callousness, and shallow affect. They are charming, carefree, and aggressive, and they lack empathy. Th…”— Amy Morin, psychologytoday.com
“Chefs are nutters. They're all self-obsessed, delicate, dainty, insecure little souls and absolute psychopaths. Every last one of them.”— Gordon Ramsay, vanityfair.com
“Think about it: a wealthy, successful, articulate, empathic and beautiful woman is a “shiny object” to a narcissist or sociopath who wants some eye candy on his arm or an extra source of income. The most sadistic of these predators rejoice in taking down a particularly strong target and making her f…”— Shahida Arabi, thoughtcatalog.com
“[Gay] people were psychopaths, criminals. I was afraid my family would lock me up and give me electroshock. I was a screaming queen.”— Gilbert Baker, miamiherald.com
“It would not surprise me terribly if the show ended with the reveal that Penelope was masterminding every single one of these murders just to see if she could feel anything.”— David Berry, nationalpost.com
“There is a profile that fits this behaviour, and it is called being a psychopath. Shame the Criminal Minds team is too busy categorizing dead hooker body parts to notice the terror in their own backyard.”— David Berry, nationalpost.com
“Penelope is sort of the extreme end of this, a wacky-glasses-wearing tech nerd who is always interrupting some database search for the most dismembered crime scene photos to tell Derek how much of him she wants inside her...It’s meant to be quirky comic relief, I guess, but it ends up making her loo…”— David Berry, nationalpost.com
“The malignant narcissists who walk among you are probably people you know and like – and if you haven’t personally been victimized by them, you’re none the wiser to who they truly are behind closed doors.”— Shahida Arabi, thoughtcatalog.com
“I'm not blaming you, Damon. I've accepted the fact that you're a self-serving psychopath with no redeeming qualities.”— Brian Young, Julie Plec, Elena Gilbert, Nina Dobrev, imdb.com