“Narcissism makes me feel better about myself.”

On her song &quot;Me and You&quot; on Volume Two (2010), in an interview with Evan Schlansky in &quot; On Record : Zooey Deschanel of She &amp; Him http://www.americansongwriter.com/2010/03/on-record-zooey-deschanel-of-she-him/&quot; at American Songwriter (18 March 2010). <br class="br">Context: I think a lot of what motivates me songwriting-wise is — this might sound silly — but, when I listen to a song that I love, it kind of makes me feel better. I think that’s the impetus behind everything I write; I want to make people feel better, whether it’s myself, or a friend, or whoever. I don’t know how to say this without sounding corny or banal, but I know a lot of people who are very hard on themselves. So this is sort of a cheerleading lullaby.

&quot; Princeton-Educated Blacks and the Black Community http://pt.scribd.com/doc/2305083/Princeton-Educated-Blacks-and-the-Black-Community&quot;, senior thesis, Princeton University (1985), dedication <br class="br">1980s

My Twisted World (2014), Thoughts at 19, Compliments

Treasure Box (1996)

Source: Leviathan Wakes (2011), Chapter 42 (p. 427)

Source: Alice in Zombieland

Ibid [p. 37]

Source: Y: The Last Man, Vol. 10: Whys and Wherefores

Cuando rompo algunas de las cadenas que me encadenan, siento que me disminuyo.
Voces (1943)
Variant: When I break any of the chains that bind me, I feel that I make myself smaller.