There's definitely evidence that capitalism at its most ruthless rewards psychopathic behavior. When you look at the worst corners of the American health insurance industry or the sub-prime banking market, it really feels like the more psychopathically someone behaves, the more it's rewarded.

Obviously, I like to write stories that are page-turners. But I always try my very, very hardest to be as factually true as possible.

The snowflake never needs to feel responsible for the avalanche.

The way I portrayed the people is accurate. Because they're human beings and we have a kind of wonderful capacity to be absurd and ridiculous.

The laughing way we make damaged people our playthings, it's so dehumanizing.

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

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