#narcissism

In the case of an artistic practice that performs female narcissism..., the threat lies in its making superfluous the arbiters of artistic value. Already presuming her desirability, [she] obviates the modern critical system; loving herself, she needs no confirmation of her artistic 'value ↗

— Amelia Jones

#female-artist #female-narcissism #art

I wonder if the course of narcissism through the ages would have been any different had Narcissus first peered into a cesspool. He probably did. ↗

— Frank O'Hara

#age

Narcissus does not fall in love with his reflection because it is beautiful but because it is his. If it were his beauty that enthralled him, he would be set free in a few years by its fading. "After all," sighed Narcissus the hunchback, "on me it looks good. The contemplation of his reflection does not turn Narcissus into Priapus: the spell in which he is trapped is not a desire for himself but the satisfaction of not desiring the nymphs. "I prefer my pistol to my p…," said Narcissus; "it cannot take aim without my permission" – and took a pot shot at Echo. ↗

— W.H. Auden

#beauty

Even though friends say they are interested in your life, they never really want to talk about you as much as you want them to. (68) ↗

— Charise Mericle Harper

#friendship #life #narcissism #sharing #talking

A current pejorative adjective is narcissistic. Generally, a narcissist is anyone better looking than you are, but lately the adective is often applied to those "liberals" who prefer to improve the lives of others rather than exploit them. Apparently, a concern for others is self-love at its least attractive, while greed is now a sign of the hightest altruism. But then to reverse, periodically, the meanings of words is a very small price to pay for our vast freedom not only to conform but to consume. ↗

— Gore Vidal

#narcissism #freedom

Love without sacrifice is like theft ↗

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

#love #manipulation #marriage #marriage-advice #narcissism

The sadistic narcissist perceives himself as Godlike, ruthless and devoid of scruples, capricious and unfathomable, emotion-less and non-sexual, omniscient, omnipotent and omni-present, a plague, a devastation, an inescapable verdict. ↗

— Sam Vaknin

#sexuality

We're making far too big a deal out of our sexual preferences. It's just another form of narcissism, and I think it can be a big problem and a tremendous obstacle. ↗

— Andrew Cohen

#big #big problem #deal #far #form

I don't care what you think unless it is about me. ↗

— Kurt Cobain

#narcissism #opinion #opinions

Narcissism and the Confederate dead cannot be connected logically, or even historically; even were the connection an historical fact, they would not stand connected as art, for no one experiences raw history. ↗

— Allen Tate

#cannot #confederate #connected #connection #dead