“Weird lesson of the year: when powerful and manipulative people want you to do something, they don't ask, but say 'I'd like you to...' It's now a red flag for me whenever I hear someone say 'I'd like it if you did x,' or 'I'd like you to do x,' etc. I've noticed that people who say these things usua…”— Susan Fowler, twitter.com
“You may be one of those individuals who finds it too hard to accept the notion that there really are people as cunning, devious, and ruthless as your gut tells you the manipulator in your life is. That is, you may even be prone to engage in "neurotic" denial. If you are, even when you're confronted…”— George K. Simon, amazon.com