[…] the narcissistic leader does not use his narcissistic charisma only as a means for political success; he needs success and applause for the sake of his own mental equilibrium. The idea of his greatness and infallibility is essentially based on his narcissistic grandiosity, not on his real achievements as a human being.

zenlike preparation and adherence to detail

She was not a contentious person as the Other had been; she did not argue and contradict everything I said.

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