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“AVAILABLE WHEREVER BOOKS ARE SOLD”
― John Elder Robison, Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's

“I have what you might call “logical empathy” for people I don’t know. That is, I can understand that it’s a shame that those people died in the plane crash. And I understand they have families, and they are sad. But I don’t have any physical reaction to the news. And there’s no reason I should. I don’t know them and the news has no effect on my life. Yes, it’s sad, but the same day thousands of other people died from murder, accident, disease, natural disaster, and all manner of other causes. I feel I must put things like this in perspective and save my worry for things that truly matter to me.”
― John Elder Robison, Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's

“Because speaking while watching things has always been difficult for me, learning to drive a car and talk at the same time was a tough one, but I mastered it.”
― John Elder Robison, Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's

“There are plenty of people in the world whose lives are governed by rote and routine. Such people will never be happy dealing with me, because I don’t conform. Luckily, the world is also full of people who care about results, and those people are usually very happy with me, because my Asperger’s compels me to be the ultimate expert in whatever field of interest I choose. And with substantial knowledge, I can obtain good results.”
― John Elder Robison, Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's