Another Hero Goes into the West and Does Not Diminish

Oliver Sacks

I was shocked and saddened to hear that one of my greatest heroes is dying.

I have experienced Oliver Sacks as a beingof great wisdom and compassion. His workhas been a blessing and an illumination to me as both as a writer and a human being, and has gifted me with many deep insights into the human spirit that have informed my own craft.

Dr. Sackshas written extensively about conditions that impact the way affected individuals experience the world—migraine, sleeping sickness, manic-...