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Jon Ronson is a British journalist and writer known for his in-depth exploration of marginal cultures and psychology. His work often focuses on social phenomena, personal stories, and human behavior, delving into the complexities and universality behind them.

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“Psychopaths [make] the world go around...society [is] an expression of that particular sort of madness...I've always believed society to be a fundamentally rational thing, but what if it isn't? What if it is built on insanity?”

Psychology Society Psychopath

Book:The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry

Source: The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry

“At the end of our conversation she (Martha Stout) turned to address you, the reader. She said 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.”

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“I heard a story about her once,' said James. 'She was interviewing a psychopath. She showed him a picture of a frightened face and asked him to identify the emotion. He said he didn't know what the emotion was but it was the face people pulled just before he killed them.”

People Knows Said Stories Faces Emotion Heard Frightened Psychopath

Book:The Psychopath Test

Source: The Psychopath Test

“I wondered if sometimes the difference between a psychopath in Broadmoor and a psychopath on Wall Street was the luck of being born into a stable, rich family.”

Ifs Sometimes Born Differences Money Rich Streets Wall Luck Stable Psychopath Rich Family

Book:The Psychopath Test

Source: The Psychopath Test

“I am the neurological opposite of a psychopath, in that I feel anxious almost all the time. It must be great to not constantly feel like you’ve got someone living inside your face, shooting you with a mini Taser.”

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“Trying to prove you’re not a psychopath is even harder than trying to prove you’re not mentally ill,’ said Tony.”

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Book:The Psychopath Test

Source: The Psychopath Test

“Corporate and political and religious psychopaths ruin economies. They ruin societies.”

Political Religious Economy Ruins Corporate Psychopath

Book:The Psychopath Test

Source: The Psychopath Test

About the Author

Born: May 10, 1967
Known for: Journalist
Quotes: 79

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