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title: "7 Narcissism Self Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [Narcissism is not about self love. It's a clinical trait that belies a deep sense of emptiness, low self-esteem, emotional detachment, self-loathing,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-pinsky/narcissism-is-not-about-self-love-it-s-a-clinical-trait-that-belies-a/)

[Drew Pinsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-pinsky/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3f/drew-pinsky-4091_deep_narcissism-is-not-about-self-love-it-s-a_174846.png)

> [I'm in a business that invites narcissism, self-involvement, and egos being blown out of proportion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-keaton/i-m-in-a-business-that-invites-narcissism-self-involvement-and-egos/)

[Michael Keaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-keaton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d40/michael-keaton-3191_being_i-m-in-a-business-that-invites-narcissis_507891.jpg)

> [I think a lot of self-importance is a product of fear. And fear, living in sort of an un-self-examined fear-based life, tends…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/moby/i-think-a-lot-of-self-importance-is-a-product-of-fear-and-fear-living/)

[Moby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/moby/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8c/moby-549_fear_i-think-a-lot-of-self-importance-is-a-pr_599874.png)

> [I thought narcissism was about self-love till someone told me there is a flip side to it... It is unrequited self-love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-levine/i-thought-narcissism-was-about-self-love-till-someone-told-me-there/)

[Emily Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-levine/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa1/emily-levine-42555_flip_i-thought-narcissism-was-about-self-love_984966.png)

> [I am a recovering narcissist. I thought narcissism was about self-love till someone told me there is a flip side to it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-levine/i-am-a-recovering-narcissist-i-thought-narcissism-was-about-self-love/)

[Emily Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-levine/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0a/emily-levine-42555_about_i-am-a-recovering-narcissist-i-thought-n_1965559.png)

> [“You are not a god, though you are hostile as a god, inhospitable and anonymous as a metropolis, your grey and single-…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-heiti/you-are-not-a-god-though-you-are-hostile-as-a-god-inhospitable-and/)

[Warren Heiti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-heiti/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/951/warren-heiti-41562_narcissism_you-are-not-a-god-though-you-are-hostile_2907669.jpg)

> [Narcissism and self-deception are survival mechanisms without which many of us might just jump off a bridge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-solondz/narcissism-and-self-deception-are-survival-mechanisms-without-which/)

[Todd Solondz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-solondz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e56/todd-solondz-10108_deception_narcissism-and-self-deception-are-surviv_3085161.png)

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