Marilyn Maya

“What worries me most about the proposals for legalized assisted suicide is their veneer of beneficence—the medical determination that for a given individual, suicide is reasonable or right. It is not about autonomy but about nondisabled people telling us what’s good for us. In the discussion that follows, I argue that choice is illusory in a context of pervasive inequality. Choices are structured by oppression. We shouldn’t offer assistance with suicide until we all have the assistance we need to get out of bed in the morning and live a good life. Common causes of suicidality—dependence, institutional confinement, being a burden—are entirely curable.”
― Alice Wong, Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-first Century

“Why, there's hardly enough of me left to make ONE respectable person!”
― Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

“You are mine, and I am yours, and no one in the world can alter that.”
― Jacob Grimm, Grimm's Fairy Tales

“Have I gone mad? I'm afraid so.
You're entirely Bonkers.
But I will tell you a secret,
All the best people are.”
― Alice in wonderland, Alice in Wonderland