http://merrillmarkoe.com The site for all things Merrill Markoe Thu, 17 May 2012 19:49:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://merrillmarkoe.com/great-quotes-by-narcissists http://merrillmarkoe.com/great-quotes-by-narcissists#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:15:27 +0000 Merrill Markoe http://merrillmarkoe.com/?p=943 This is a page on which I hope you, the person who knows an annoying narcissist, will contribute a little something. I am seeking a collection of great memorable quotes by the narcissist in your life. I want the quote that makes your head spin and your mouth hang open with its egomaniacal cluelessness; The quote that you fish out to tell your uncomprehending friends at dinner parties in order to better describe the problem you have had with this person. Read more

]]> This is a page on which I hope you, the person who knows an annoying narcissist, will contribute a little something. I am seeking a collection of great memorable quotes by the narcissist in your life. I want the quote that makes your head spin and your mouth hang open with its egomaniacal cluelessness; The quote that you fish out to tell your uncomprehending friends at dinner parties in order to better describe the problem you have had with this person. Read more

]]> http://merrillmarkoe.com/great-quotes-by-narcissists/feed 528 http://merrillmarkoe.com/enough-about-you-my-explanation-of-narcissism http://merrillmarkoe.com/enough-about-you-my-explanation-of-narcissism#comments Sun, 15 Mar 2009 20:12:32 +0000 Merrill Markoe http://206.130.122.18/?p=95 Every year at Christmas my mother would buy me an expensive piece of clothing that I would never wear. Or, if luck was smiling on me, it might be several pieces of clothing meant to be worn together. I describe the clothing as expensive because when my mother gave me these gifts she would make a point of telling me how much everything cost, and how much effort she had expended. Unfortunately, every year, she would miss the mark of predicting my taste by such a wide margin that I thought she might know an alternate universe version of me who dressed in ethnic print skirts with gathered waists and blouses with Peter Pan collars festooned with applique ducks holding umbrellas. I began to dread getting these gifts because from December 26 on they hung in my closet unworn, causing me shame for having selfishly squandered my mother’s time and money. Read more

]]> Every year at Christmas my mother would buy me an expensive piece of clothing that I would never wear. Or, if luck was smiling on me, it might be several pieces of clothing meant to be worn together. I describe the clothing as expensive because when my mother gave me these gifts she would make a point of telling me how much everything cost, and how much effort she had expended. Unfortunately, every year, she would miss the mark of predicting my taste by such a wide margin that I thought she might know an alternate universe version of me who dressed in ethnic print skirts with gathered waists and blouses with Peter Pan collars festooned with applique ducks holding umbrellas. I began to dread getting these gifts because from December 26 on they hung in my closet unworn, causing me shame for having selfishly squandered my mother’s time and money. Read more

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