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Who’s Your Ride or Die?
I didn’t use the term in A Long Walk Home, but I wish I had. Forget infatuation, lust, love and trust, being someone’s ride or die is the highest human calling. You probably won’t have more than one ride or die in your entire life, and that’s not a bad thing, otherwise the true meaning would get watered down into some trite cliché.
Not Every A**hole is a Narcissist
Among other things, A Long Walk Home is a story about how narcissists can ruin the lives of others. It’s a subtle thing; a powerful manipulation of emotions the narcissist thrives on for survival. The narcissist feeds off the control they have over others, in a sense it’s what keeps them alive. Sometimes that control is kind and gentle, but it will always revert to abuse and manipulation.