Bedlam: an institution with a history so fearsome it gave its name to a synonym for chaos and pandemonium.

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.

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

Trying to solve the mystery is what I enjoy most about writing.

Ever since I learnt about confirmation bias I've started seeing it everywhere.

Oh, you know what bloggers are like, they write and write and write. I don't know why, because they're not being paid.

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.