Books Quote by Ruth Rendell

“We’re used to the film versions of psychopaths. The clearly crazies. But most psychopaths are clever. They have to be. They know how to…

— Louise Penny

No matter how much lip service those committed to power (psychopaths) may pay to the principle of equality (empaths), they can never approach their…

— Arno Gruen

“I think it is more helpful to characterize criminal psychopaths as “unsuccessful psychopaths”.”

— Andrzej Lobaczewski

Psychopaths don't have that charming skill set. They definitely manipulate, but they do it through focused, unskilled means. They're more obsessive.

— Patrick Heusinger

Even psychopaths have emotions. Then again, maybe not.

— Richard Ramirez

We are all born with an innate understanding of interpersonal equity - the idea that if you lend me your rake today, I'll respond…

— Jeffrey Kluger

One of the problems with studies that examine the effects of violent imagery is that they typically use mentally healthy psychology students. If you…

— Park Dietz

Too many people hold the idea that psychopaths are essentially killers or convicts. The general public hasn't been educated to see beyond the social…

— Robert D. Hare

“To be sure, if psychopaths do recognize that actions that are harmful are proscribed, this raises a question about why psychopaths and control criminals…

— Shaun Nichols

If I have a mission in life, it is to convince people that everyone is morally motivated - everyone except for psychopaths.

— Jonathan Haidt

“Justice departments and parole boards all over the world have accepted his contention that psychopaths are quite simply incurable and everyone should concentrate their…

— Jon Ronson

“Prisons are full of sociopaths and psychopaths, but when questioned, the imprisoned sociopath will honestly admit that they will commit any number of crimes…

— Tanya Thompson