"If a woman writes about herself, she’s a narcissist. If a man does the same, he’s describing the human condition. But people seem to evaluate your work based on how much they relate to it, so it’s like, well, who’s the narcissist?"

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Source : "Who's the narcissist" by Eryn Loeb, therumpus.net. May 11, 2010.

Emily Gould

#Writing Quotes #Men Quotes #People Quotes

“Does Obama really want his legacy to be, â€˜The president who was an even bigger fool than Neville Chamberlainâ€™?”
“All good ideas arrive by chance.”
“I have as much input to the blues; I just never got the chance, the opportunity or maybe the respect.”
“An adulterer will not commit adultery when he has full faith (in Allah), and a thief will not steal when he has full faith (in Allah)..”
“There is no life without friendship”
“We've got to make the small things unforgettable.”
“I don't have a lot of friends; most of the friends I have, I've had since high school.”
“You have to start over. That's what they say. But life is not a board game, and losing a loved one is never really "starting over." More like "continuing without.”

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