Sam Vaknin. The vast majority of ... (№ 461700)

The vast majority of psychopaths, like the iceberg, are underwater, and like the iceberg, they are inert. They don't do anything. They're just there. They torture their spouse because of their indifference, but do not beat or kill her. They intimidate their colleagues, but they don't burn down the office. They are not dramatic. They are destructive. Most psychopaths are elusive. They are more like a poison than a knife, and they are more like a slow-acting poison than cyanide.