I need words. If I’m not reading words, listening to them or saying them out loud I feel jittery.
Gui Gómezmembuat kutipantahun lalu
Situations I can’t control and events I can’t predict confuse me, whether they are negative or positive.
Gui Gómezmembuat kutipantahun lalu
For me, the absence of sensation is better than experiencing anything too jarring, too unexpected, too new. I want to move through life with no sudden movements. Sameness is my anchor. I want each day to unfold quietly and predictably.
Gui Gómezmembuat kutipantahun lalu
I cannot be moved to tears by the arts. But surely that’s OK? If I see a real person in trouble, I will do everything I can to help, so why does it matter that I can’t weep over an imagined life?
Gui Gómezmembuat kutipantahun lalu
As Morticia Addams once said: ‘What is normal for the spider is chaos for the fly.’
Gui Gómezmembuat kutipantahun lalu
They would know what it’s like to be of above average intelligence, but never to have managed to pass an exam
Gui Gómezmembuat kutipantahun lalu
If I know I have a train to catch at noon, the hours between getting up and leaving for the station are rendered redundant.
Gui Gómezmembuat kutipantahun lalu
would understand how getting a lovely surprise present is confusing and painful. They would know that all surprises – even those that I had been forewarned would be amazing – hurt, almost physically. A surprise is brutal. It comes without warning. It sparks the bad feelings.
Gui Gómezmembuat kutipantahun lalu
My focus settles on deficits in non-verbal communication. ‘That’s true,’ I find myself whispering. I find eye contact uncomfortable and have to remember to do it.
Gui Gómezmembuat kutipantahun lalu
I like thrillers. I enjoy working out the answers and being proven right.
fb2epub
Seret dan letakkan file Anda
(maksimal 5 sekaligus)