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

‎I have panicked unnecessarily in all four corners of the globe.

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.

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

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.

Somebody told me, “Twitter hates tabloids, but Twitter is constantly acting like a tabloid, repeating the mistakes of the things we’re hoping to better.” Twitter wanted to become a more egalitarian justice system, but instead it became a draconian one.