But, if you can, try to imagine someone who seeks power for no reason other than to have power, or someone who deceives just to experience the delight of having done so. Or someone who tortures another person physically or emotionally for the enjoyment of watching them suffer. Imagine someone doing these things, and not losing a moment of sleep at night (zero remorse). And add to all this, the ability to conceal themselves from an extremely naive public. Psychopaths are essentially aliens that look human. Probably one of the best skills to learn is how to detect and avoid a psychopath.

Dr. Hare refers to them as "intraspecies predators." "There is a class of individuals who have been around forever and who are found in every race, culture, society and walk of life," he says. "If you think about it," he adds, "you will realize that what is missing in this picture are the very qualities that allow human beings to live in social harmony." "It is not a pretty picture," he warns, "and some express doubt that such people exist."

They will inflict pain upon others for no reason other than the enjoyment of doing so. They span all levels of society. Some authors consider them to be a different species of humans.

Originally posted by Xaphan

Originally posted by Wonderer2012
Yes, he makes money from it now, but that wasn't always the case. Also, why shouldn't he make money from it? His house is very modest, for all you know he may invest most of his money in charities.

He actually lives in an apartment now. I saw a video interview on YouTube that was filmed there. It's just a modest place. He certainly isn't getting rich writing these books, he just lives like an average person. Some people on here probably picture him as some kind of fraudster sitting in a jacuzzi smoking cigars surrounded by stacks of £100 notes and bottles of champagne. I don't necessarily believe everything he says, but I don't think money is his main motive.