From Edward Abbey:
Autobiography: Perhaps I, like Boswell, and neither neurotic nor psychotic but a type of psychopath: “intact intelligence, defective superego, self-destructive tendencies, social maladaptation, unpredictable behavior, intense narcissism, weak ego – this type often very gifted, even brilliant and creative” (from the book Great Men). Certainly the description suits, satisfies, even pleases me – I am particularly eager to accept the final terms of the diagnosis: like any other psychopath, I’m perfectly content to be sick if I can also be clever.
Piece of Mindful 