"It does not matter what sixty-six percent of people do in any particular situation. All that matters is what you do."

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Source : John Elder Robison (2011). “Be Different: Adventures of a Free-Range Aspergian with Practical Advice for Aspergians, Misfits, Families & Teachers”, p.259, Broadway Books

John Elder Robison

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“A high-ranking Syrian official in DC laughed when he heard I was reading Michel Aflaq and writing this book. He said, "Let me tell you something. There are no Baathists, no one believes this stuff, this is stuff you read in school because it's assigned to you. Maybe someone believed it, but no one really believes it." And I thought that was really interesting to hear, because the ideology of Baathism was presented so often to Americans as the core of what's wrong.”
“I am an obsessive flyer, myself.”
“And youâ€¦ do you know what you are?â€ â€œStupid?â€ â€œBeautiful,â€ he says, his face turning red.”
“I wanted to have a good relationship. One that's romantic and dramatic, like in the movies. But I finally became a woman at 17 and learned that men aren't really that simple.”
“It is good to be tired and wearied by the futile search after the true good, that we may stretch out our arms to the Redeemer.”
“A best friend can tell you things you don't want to tell yourself”
“The nature of the South is changing faster than the stereotypes are. Much of the South now looks like San Jose. Is it still southern?”
“The longer I live, the more I have the feeling like God looks down, like when you've just bitten into a vanilla ice cream cone, you just get the feeling God's going, 'Yes! He enjoys it, and I made his taste buds and I made vanilla and he's putting it together and he's experiencing what I created him to experience.”

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