“the suspect, Colin Stagg, must be the person who introduces every single element. What you may then do is reflect that back. You must never introduce it first. If you do, you’re fulfilling your hopes, you see?” I” — Jon Ronson Copy Share Image
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… — Jon Ronson Copy Share Image
“I wonder if I’ve got any of the 374 mental disorders,” I thought. I opened the manual again. And I instantly diagnosed myself with… — Jon Ronson Copy Share Image
Trying to prove you’re not a psychopath is even harder than trying to prove you’re not mentally ill,’ said Tony. — Jon Ronson Copy Share Image
“It may very well be that the frotteurist is a helpless victim in the clutches of his obsession, but it’s equally possible that he’s… — Jon Ronson Copy Share Image
“We are defining the boundaries of normality by tearing apart the people outside of it.” — Jon Ronson Copy Share Image
My worryingly paradoxical thought process could be summarized thus: Thank God I don't believe in the secret rulers of the world. Imagine what the… — Jon Ronson Copy Share Image
Friends are the fruitcake of life - some nutty, some soaked in alcohol, some sweet. — Jon Ronson Copy Share Image
“The consensus from the beginning was that only 1 percent of humans had it, but the chaos they caused was so far-reaching it could… — Jon Ronson Copy Share Image
“That's an incredibly depressing thought," I said "that if you're in a room and at one end lies madness and at the other end… — Jon Ronson Copy Share Image
The world outside Twitter was great. I read books. I reconnected with people I knew from real life and met them for drinks in… — Jon Ronson Copy Share Image
“What a brilliant cover story. In a success-obsessed society like this one, what's the best rock to hide something under? It's the rock called… — Jon Ronson Copy Share Image
Guy Savelli's role in the War on Terror began when half-a-dozen strangers, within days of one another, contacted him via e-mail and telephone in… — Jon Ronson Copy Share Image
