‘I think my Broadmoor guy is a semi-psychopath,’ I said. Bob shrugged. He didn’t know Tony. ‘So should we define him by his psychopathy or by his sanity?’ I said. ‘Well, the people who say that kind of thing,’ Bob said, ‘and I don’t use this in a pejorative way, are very left-wing, left-leaning academics. Who don’t like labels. Who don’t like talking about differences between people.’ He paused. ‘People say I define psychopathy in pejorative terms. How else can I do it? Talk about the good things? I could say he’s a good talker. He’s a good kisser. He dances very well. He has good table
...more
