Sometimes the personalities at the helm of the madness industry are, with their drives and obsessions, as mad in their own way as those they study. And that relatively ordinary people are, more and more, defined by their maddest edges.
Success is always less funny than failure. - Jon Ronson
Success is always less funny than failure.
- Jon Ronson
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… - Jon Ronson
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…
Trying to prove you’re not a psychopath is even harder than trying to prove you’re not mentally ill,’ said Tony. - Jon Ronson
Trying to prove you’re not a psychopath is even harder than trying to prove you’re not mentally ill,’ said Tony.
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… - Jon Ronson
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…
The snowflake never needs to feel responsible for the avalanche. - Jon Ronson
The snowflake never needs to feel responsible for the avalanche.
In the midst of a burning-hot shaming, calling for patience and context and understanding and empathy can really land you in trouble. - Jon Ronson
In the midst of a burning-hot shaming, calling for patience and context and understanding and empathy can really land you in trouble.
Friends are the fruitcake of life - some nutty, some soaked in alcohol, some sweet. - Jon Ronson
Friends are the fruitcake of life - some nutty, some soaked in alcohol, some sweet.
It's not a good idea to define the boundaries of normality by tearing apart people who are outside of it. - Jon Ronson
It's not a good idea to define the boundaries of normality by tearing apart people who are outside of it.
We were creating a world where the smartest way to survive is to be bland. - Jon Ronson
We were creating a world where the smartest way to survive is to be bland.
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