The grandiose person is never really free; first because he is excessively dependent on admiration from others, and second, because his self-respect is dependent on qualities, functions, and achievements that can suddenly fail.


The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self (ed. Basic Books, 1997) - ISBN: 9780465016907

Alice Miller Quotes

The grandiose person is never really free; first because he is excessively dependent on admiration from others, and second, because his self-respect...

The grandiose person is never really free; first because he is excessively dependent on admiration from others, and second, because his self-respect...

The grandiose person is never really free; first because he is excessively dependent on admiration from others, and second, because his self-respect...

The grandiose person is never really free; first because he is excessively dependent on admiration from others, and second, because his self-respect...