Three Interesting Quotes

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I recently read Pretending to be Normal Living with Asperger's Syndrome by Liane Holliday Willey.



I found three quotes from the book that I found interesting. I especially liked the first one I posted. If anyone has any comments or opinions on these quotes, feel free to respond.



Page 75

My deep, dark fear, the one that makes my bones scream, is that there are AS people in search of friendships who will never find any, no matter what they do, solely because of their AS. With those people on my mind, my heart breaks, for I know the reality that will wound them as they stumble forward, deeply lonely and ever more estranged from others. I hope that, as society continues to break the boundaries of normal, the boundaries so many cannot see and cannot find, this blight which robs good people of growth and happiness will ebb into a distant hollow, unseen and forgettable. And then, maybe then, the world will welcome all people.



Page 78

No matter how many times I say it, I cannot overemphasize how important a strong support system is for people with AS. Friends and family members are of course crucial members of that support team, but I have to think that the majority of influence comes most naturally from the person we with AS choose to share our lives with, that is if we choose someone. I marvel at those in the Asperger's community who find wonderful success seemingly without the support of someone close, for I know I would never have come this far if my husband had not been by my side. Not that our life has always been easy. Like all married couples, we have had our share of problems, particularly when it comes to the one big issue that tears most marriages apart. The stuff of communicating.



Page 121

Yet, no matter the hardships, I do not wish for a cure to Asperger's Syndrome. What I wish for, is a cure for the common ill that pervades too many lives, the ill that makes people compare themselves to normal that is measured in terms of perfect and absolute standards, most of which are impossible for anyone to reach. I think it would be far more productive and so much more satisfying to live according to a new set of ideals that are anchored in far more subjective criteria, the fluid and affective domains of life, the stuff of wonder...curiosity...creativity...invention... originality. Perhaps then, we will find peace and joy in one another.

Very good quotes!! ! I used the 3rd in my essay paper in my Philosophy college course during the Spring called "Aspie"