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> [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/)

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> [I am a recovering narcissist. I thought narcissism was about self-love till someone told me there is a flip side to it. It is actually drearier than self-love; it is unrequited self-love.](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/)

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## More by Emily Levine

> [My grandmother always acted in other people's interests, whether they wanted her to or not. If they'd had an Olympics in martyrdom my grandmother…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-levine/my-grandmother-always-acted-in-other-people-s-interests-whether-they/)

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

> [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/)

> [So you're six years old, you're reading 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarves,' and it becomes rapidly obvious that there are only two kinds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-levine/so-you-re-six-years-old-you-re-reading-snow-white-and-the-seven/)

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

> [Obesity is a drain on the economy - we have to pay for the health care of fat people who are usually poor and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-levine/obesity-is-a-drain-on-the-economy-we-have-to-pay-for-the-health-care/)

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

> [Here's how I see obesity: as a symptom. The larger problem is over-consumption. In a society that identifies consumption with patriotism, valorizes 'growth' above…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-levine/here-s-how-i-see-obesity-as-a-symptom-the-larger-problem-is-over/)

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

> [Objectivity is the subject subjugating the object. That is how you assert yourself. You make yourself the active voice and the object is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-levine/objectivity-is-the-subject-subjugating-the-object-that-is-how-you/)

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

> [I am a recovering narcissist. I thought narcissism was about self-love till someone told me there is a flip side to it. It is…](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/)

> [When you're surrounded by people who share the same set of assumptions as you, you start to think that's reality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-levine/when-you-re-surrounded-by-people-who-share-the-same-set-of/)

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

> [I was taught to do math and read at the same time. So you're six years old, you're reading 'Snow White and the Seven…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-levine/i-was-taught-to-do-math-and-read-at-the-same-time-so-you-re-six-years/)

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

> [I once had a man break up with me. He said I was using him because right after making love I would weigh myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-levine/i-once-had-a-man-break-up-with-me-he-said-i-was-using-him-because/)

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

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