In general, I'm careful when I'm dealing with subjects of deep cultural importance and write with abandon when I'm dealing with issues of personal dysfunction.
Eden Robinson
In general, I'm careful when ...
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People with antisocial personality disorders aren't automatically bad - they simply approach the world with a more ruthless set of lenses. The lack of empathy or very weak empathy and the ability to read other people's weak spots can be a flammable combination when you get in the way of something they want. But they aren't a different species. They're a part of our spectrum.
Eden Robinson
Our ability to turn off empathy for specific kinds of humans and then use faulty logic to justify our beliefs is messily sociopathic.
Eden Robinson
Our ability to factory farm animals is coldly psychopathic.
Eden Robinson
My family is filled with wonderful storytellers. I lack their gift of gab, so it's a relief to be able to write.
Eden Robinson
I find myself moved by social justice issues. I'm not sure where that will lead me. I'm willing to nurture it.
Eden Robinson
