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When I asked Robert Spitzer about the possibility that he'd inadvertently created a world in which ordinary behaviours were being labelled mental disorders, he fell silent. I waited for him to answer. But the silence lasted three minutes. Finally he said, 'I don't know.

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Success is always less funny than failure.

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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 ident…

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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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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, ri…

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The snowflake never needs to feel responsible for the avalanche.

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In the midst of a burning-hot shaming, calling for patience and context and understanding and empathy can really land you in trouble.

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Friends are the fruitcake of life - some nutty, some soaked in alcohol, some sweet.

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It's not a good idea to define the boundaries of normality by tearing apart people who are outside of it.

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We were creating a world where the smartest way to survive is to be bland.

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