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

I'm not what you'd call a fearless type of person.

I wasn't in any way a kind of soothsayer or not surprised when Sept. 11 happened. I was absolutely shocked.

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

Sometimes labeling is only useful, like with OCD. Once you're labeled you can be treated. On other occasions labeling leads to tyranny, like with childhood bipolar disorder in the U.S.

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.

I write funny nonfiction adventure books about crazy, serious worlds.