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I’d spent my whole life feeling like that. Like everybody else was onto something that I couldn’t seem to find, that I didn’t even know existed.
“Even today I enjoy reading a book much more second time around. A first read can be filled with apprehension. What if I don’t like the way the story goes? What if something awful happens to a favourite character? What if I get bored halfway through after I’ve invested something of myself in the story? A second read is a joy. I know exactly what is going to happen, so can immerse myself in the words and the subtleties in a way that would have been too stressful the first time.”
― Odd Girl Out: An Autistic Woman in a Neurotypical World
― Odd Girl Out: An Autistic Woman in a Neurotypical World
“It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer.”
― Charlotte’s Web
― Charlotte’s Web
“I still feel stuck in my late teens – always a girl, never a woman – but I have learned to deal with the world more effectively.”
― Odd Girl Out: An Autistic Woman in a Neurotypical World
― Odd Girl Out: An Autistic Woman in a Neurotypical World
“Do you want me to tell you the truth?" he asked softly.
"No I want you to bullshit me please.”
― The Invisible Woman
"No I want you to bullshit me please.”
― The Invisible Woman
“Now take it easy. This is a gun I have at your back. Don't you feel it?"
I felt it. I took it easy.”
― The Drowning Pool
I felt it. I took it easy.”
― The Drowning Pool
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