“Books are not made to be believed, but to be subjected to inquiry. When we consider a book, we mustn't ask ourselves what it says but what it means...”
― The Name of the Rose
― The Name of the Rose
“I have great faith in fools - self-confidence my friends will call it.”
― Marginalia
― Marginalia
“What would happen if the autism gene was eliminated from the gene pool?
You would have a bunch of people standing around in a cave, chatting and socializing and not getting anything done.”
― The Way I See It: A Personal Look at Autism & Asperger's
You would have a bunch of people standing around in a cave, chatting and socializing and not getting anything done.”
― The Way I See It: A Personal Look at Autism & Asperger's
“An SEP,’ he said, ‘is something that we can’t see, or don’t see, or our brain doesn’t let us see, because we think that it’s somebody else’s problem. That’s what SEP means. Somebody Else’s Problem. The brain just edits it out, it’s like a blind spot. If you look at it directly you won’t see it unless you know precisely what it is. Your only hope is to catch it by surprise out of the corner of your eye.”
― Life, the Universe, and Everything
― Life, the Universe, and Everything
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