There is no evidence that we've been placed on this planet to be especially happy or especially normal.Jon Ronson
Out of our vulnerabilities will come strength.Sigmund Freud (mentioned in the book)
Those who are different change the world, those who are the same keep it that way.Jon Ronson
Just because someone's a monster doesn't mean he's not human.Jon Ronson
Psychopaths make the world go around... society is, always has been and always will be a structure for the exploitation and oppression of the majority.Jon Ronson
I was becoming increasingly good, I noticed, at not thinking about painful things. I was thinking of this non-thinking skill as a newly honed superpower when the thought crossed my mind that it was probably more a symptom of mental illness.Jon Ronson
Mental illness is like any other medical illness: a clinical diagnosis is based on a collection of symptoms as the patient perceives them.Jon Ronson
The sane and the insane could switch places very easily if the insane became the majority.Jon Ronson
If you’re beginning to feel worried that you may be a psychopath, if you recognize some of those traits in yourself, if you’re feeling a creeping anxiety about it, that means you are not one.Jon Ronson
Sufferers of psychopathy have an inability to empathize or to feel remorse. They're really good at mimicking the behaviors of regular people to blend in. And they can seem charming, but underneath they're ruthlessly predatory.Jon Ronson