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Top 20 M.E. Thomas Quotes (2025 Update)

M.E. Thomas Quote: “Some might call it manipulation, but I like to consider it simply using what God gave me. And the word manipulation is so ugly. It’s what people say to disavow their own choices. If they end up never regretting their decision, does that mean that no one has manipulated them?”

1. “Some might call it manipulation, but I like to consider it simply using what God gave me. And the word manipulation is so ugly. It’s what people say to disavow their own choices. If they end up never regretting their decision, does that mean that no one has manipulated them?”

— M.E. Thomas

M.E. Thomas Quote: “But the truth is that if you’ve made a deal with the devil, it’s probably because no one else has offered you more favorable terms.”

2. “But the truth is that if you’ve made a deal with the devil, it’s probably because no one else has offered you more favorable terms.”

— M.E. Thomas

M.E. Thomas Quote: “People sometimes say that we lack remorse or guilt like it’s a bad thing. They are sure that remorse and guilt are necessary to being a “good” person.”

3. “People sometimes say that we lack remorse or guilt like it’s a bad thing. They are sure that remorse and guilt are necessary to being a “good” person.”

— M.E. Thomas

M.E. Thomas Quote: “Manipulation is where the traits of a sociopath take a distinct turn for the nefarious in a lot of people’s minds, but I don’t see why. It is just fulfilling an exchange. People want a particular thing – to please you, to feel wanted or needed, to be seen as a good person – and manipulation is just a quick and dirty way to get both people something they want. You might call it seduction.”

4. “Manipulation is where the traits of a sociopath take a distinct turn for the nefarious in a lot of people’s minds, but I don’t see why. It is just fulfilling an exchange. People want a particular thing – to please you, to feel wanted or needed, to be seen as a good person – and manipulation is just a quick and dirty way to get both people something they want. You might call it seduction.”

— M.E. Thomas

M.E. Thomas Quote: “I believe that a lot of the sociopath’s traits such as charm, manipulation, lying, promiscuity, chameleonism, mask wearing, and lack of empathy are largely attributable to a very weak sense of self.”

5. “I believe that a lot of the sociopath’s traits such as charm, manipulation, lying, promiscuity, chameleonism, mask wearing, and lack of empathy are largely attributable to a very weak sense of self.”

— M.E. Thomas

M.E. Thomas Quote: “It isn’t enough that the bad guy is prevented from doing his bad deeds; he must suffer as much as possible. It is as if the existence of evil – or something that can be designated as evil – provides a safe haven for the good to engage in evil. It’s a safe space to indulge in inflicting harm, to experience the sublime of suffering.”

6. “It isn’t enough that the bad guy is prevented from doing his bad deeds; he must suffer as much as possible. It is as if the existence of evil – or something that can be designated as evil – provides a safe haven for the good to engage in evil. It’s a safe space to indulge in inflicting harm, to experience the sublime of suffering.”

— M.E. Thomas

M.E. Thomas Quote: “The threat of punishment at home or school only served as a challenge to figure out how to circumvent the consequences when I did what I wanted to do anyway. I didn’t fear the punishment, I just saw it as an inconvenience to work around.”

7. “The threat of punishment at home or school only served as a challenge to figure out how to circumvent the consequences when I did what I wanted to do anyway. I didn’t fear the punishment, I just saw it as an inconvenience to work around.”

— M.E. Thomas

M.E. Thomas Quote: “We observe our target and strive to become a facsimile of whatever or whoever that person wants – a good employee or boss or lover. It’s not always the case that the facsimile is malicious or ill intentioned.”

8. “We observe our target and strive to become a facsimile of whatever or whoever that person wants – a good employee or boss or lover. It’s not always the case that the facsimile is malicious or ill intentioned.”

— M.E. Thomas

M.E. Thomas Quote: “Asked to choose between having power and giving up power to a “trusted” entity, people often prefer to give it up rather than have the responsibility that comes with that power.”

9. “Asked to choose between having power and giving up power to a “trusted” entity, people often prefer to give it up rather than have the responsibility that comes with that power.”

— M.E. Thomas

M.E. Thomas Quote: “I was taught in church that I am a child of God. I also read the Old Testament. There is a story in Kings where God has forty-two children dismembered by she-bears for insulting the prophet Elisha. It was not much of a stretch to believe that that God was my father.”

10. “I was taught in church that I am a child of God. I also read the Old Testament. There is a story in Kings where God has forty-two children dismembered by she-bears for insulting the prophet Elisha. It was not much of a stretch to believe that that God was my father.”

— M.E. Thomas

M.E. Thomas Quote: “Outwardly I was all confidence and openness; inwardly I was spiteful and lonely and unaware of how to relate to the world. I wanted so much to be good but only knew how to appear that way by being bad.”

11. “Outwardly I was all confidence and openness; inwardly I was spiteful and lonely and unaware of how to relate to the world. I wanted so much to be good but only knew how to appear that way by being bad.”

— M.E. Thomas

M.E. Thomas Quote: “Some people balk at saying that “normal” people might actually be in the minority: “How could the psychological world label half or more of us with a diagnosis?!” But so what if the majority of people qualify for a psychological label? Doesn’t that seem equally if not more probable than assuming that half of the people in the world are pretty much interchangeable in terms of brain and emotional functioning?”

12. “Some people balk at saying that “normal” people might actually be in the minority: “How could the psychological world label half or more of us with a diagnosis?!” But so what if the majority of people qualify for a psychological label? Doesn’t that seem equally if not more probable than assuming that half of the people in the world are pretty much interchangeable in terms of brain and emotional functioning?”

— M.E. Thomas

M.E. Thomas Quote: “I can read every word of your soul, become deeply engrossed in the study of it until I’ve comprehended every nuance and detail. But then when I’m done, I’ll discard it as easily as if it were a newspaper, shaking my head at how the ink has stained my fingers gray. My desire to know every layer of you isn’t feigned, but interest isn’t love, and I make no promises of forever. Perhaps I do every so often, but you have no business believing me.”

13. “I can read every word of your soul, become deeply engrossed in the study of it until I’ve comprehended every nuance and detail. But then when I’m done, I’ll discard it as easily as if it were a newspaper, shaking my head at how the ink has stained my fingers gray. My desire to know every layer of you isn’t feigned, but interest isn’t love, and I make no promises of forever. Perhaps I do every so often, but you have no business believing me.”

— M.E. Thomas

M.E. Thomas Quote: “One nurse thought I was “brave.” I think she was talking about my steely-eyed, grin-and-bear-it kind of attitude. There were no tears, no complaints from me – a total lack of affect. In a victim, it is courage and thus admirable; in a predator, it is a lack of humanity and instills fear.”

14. “One nurse thought I was “brave.” I think she was talking about my steely-eyed, grin-and-bear-it kind of attitude. There were no tears, no complaints from me – a total lack of affect. In a victim, it is courage and thus admirable; in a predator, it is a lack of humanity and instills fear.”

— M.E. Thomas

M.E. Thomas Quote: “She understands that she is just human, that we are all just human, and that people will fail no matter what sort of code they set for themselves.”

15. “She understands that she is just human, that we are all just human, and that people will fail no matter what sort of code they set for themselves.”

— M.E. Thomas

M.E. Thomas Quote: “As I began my period of self-analysis and began investigating what it means to be a sociopath, I realized that though I had brought a lot of suffering on myself and people close to me, there was nothing objectively damning about having these traits. If I could figure out how to direct them in useful and productive directions, I could be true to myself and still live a satisfying life that minimized the harm I did to myself and others.”

16. “As I began my period of self-analysis and began investigating what it means to be a sociopath, I realized that though I had brought a lot of suffering on myself and people close to me, there was nothing objectively damning about having these traits. If I could figure out how to direct them in useful and productive directions, I could be true to myself and still live a satisfying life that minimized the harm I did to myself and others.”

— M.E. Thomas

M.E. Thomas Quote: “At a point, there is nothing you can do to make someone love you, nothing you can do to make your love better or lasting, but you want it, search for it, and make every effort to sustain it regardless.”

17. “At a point, there is nothing you can do to make someone love you, nothing you can do to make your love better or lasting, but you want it, search for it, and make every effort to sustain it regardless.”

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M.E. Thomas Quote: “Perhaps the most noticeable aspect of my confidence is the way I sustain eye contact. Some people have called it a “predator stare,” and it appears that most sociopaths have it. Sustained eye contact can seem hostile, and so zoo visitors are frequently advised not to stare at gorillas, lest it be taken as a sign of aggression. Most humans seem to think so, too;.”

18. “Perhaps the most noticeable aspect of my confidence is the way I sustain eye contact. Some people have called it a “predator stare,” and it appears that most sociopaths have it. Sustained eye contact can seem hostile, and so zoo visitors are frequently advised not to stare at gorillas, lest it be taken as a sign of aggression. Most humans seem to think so, too;.”

— M.E. Thomas

M.E. Thomas Quote: “The sociopath child’s needs must be acknowledged as legitimate but limited in socially acceptable ways through the use of redirecting the child’s attention to acceptable substitutes until the child can learn to meet his own needs “in a way that is productive rather than destructive.”

19. “The sociopath child’s needs must be acknowledged as legitimate but limited in socially acceptable ways through the use of redirecting the child’s attention to acceptable substitutes until the child can learn to meet his own needs “in a way that is productive rather than destructive.”

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M.E. Thomas Quote: “The truth is that the market doesn’t really reflect some magical perfect valuation of a stock under the efficient market hypothesis. It reflects the mass consensus of how actual individual investors value the stock. It is the sum total of everyone’s hopes and fears about what a company is capable of doing.”

20. “The truth is that the market doesn’t really reflect some magical perfect valuation of a stock under the efficient market hypothesis. It reflects the mass consensus of how actual individual investors value the stock. It is the sum total of everyone’s hopes and fears about what a company is capable of doing.”

— M.E. Thomas

M.E. Thomas Quote: “When you’re bad to people, they’re bad back to you.”

21. “When you’re bad to people, they’re bad back to you.”

— M.E. Thomas

M.E. Thomas Quote: “The best predictor of whether someone will like you is whether they feel you like them.”

22. “The best predictor of whether someone will like you is whether they feel you like them.”

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M.E. Thomas Quote: “I often wish I could just passively watch people without being expected to participate myself, like television.”

23. “I often wish I could just passively watch people without being expected to participate myself, like television.”

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M.E. Thomas Quote: “I have never killed anyone, but I have certainly wanted to. I may have a disorder, but I am not crazy.”

24. “I have never killed anyone, but I have certainly wanted to. I may have a disorder, but I am not crazy.”

— M.E. Thomas

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