Narcissism is a theme that runs throughout the writings of The Last Psychiatrist. If you’re watching it, it’s for you. It’s a slippery concept. Each time you think you’ve nailed it down – there it goes, skittering away into the shadows. Are you laughing at the stupid depravity of Honey Boo boo and her trashy family? You’re the target audience for that pablum; feeling self-righteous over your own mediocrity is the whole point. Holden Caulfield slinks about the outskirts of society, calling everyone else a phony; meanwhile cynical moderns reject and ridicule sincerity, while slavishly subscribing to a porn star’s twitter. When you believe in nothing you can’t be duped – except, of course, you’ll be duped by everything.

(sardonic, adjective, grimly mocking)