Urh

“Takole je s tem, je rekla, ene ženske ste take, da zgledate cele boge pa take, da vas je treba zaščitit, čeprav v resnici niste. Druge pa zgledamo take, ko da vse obvladamo pa nobenega ne rabimo, potem se pa tipi zraven počutijo manjvredni. Tipi so že od pamtiveka isti, saj veš, palijo se na to, da so oni ta pametni pa ta močni, pa bog ne daj, da se jim samo zdi, da jih lahko kakšna ženska nadmudri. Takoj bodo spizdili stran pa si šli iskat kakšno, zraven katere bojo lahko carji.”
― Polona Glavan, Kakorkoli

“If, instead, you find yourself often pitying someone who consistently hurts you or other people, and who actively campaigns for your sympathy, the chances are close to 100 percent that you are dealing with a sociopath.”
― Martha Stout, The Sociopath Next Door

“After listening for almost twenty-five years to the stories my patients tell me about sociopaths who have invaded and injured their lives, when I am asked, “How can I tell whom not to trust?” the answer I give usually surprises people. The natural expectation is that I will describe some sinister-sounding detail of behavior or snippet of body language or threatening use of language that is the subtle giveaway. Instead, I take people aback by assuring them that the tip-off is none of these things, for none of these things is reliably present. Rather, the best clue is, of all things, the pity play. The most reliable sign, the most universal behavior of unscrupulous people is not directed, as one might imagine, at our fearfulness. It is, perversely, an appeal to our sympathy.”
― Martha Stout, The Sociopath Next Door

“Never underestimate the meanness in people's souls... Even when they're being kind... especially when they're being kind.”
― Alice Munro