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“Le chagrin, c'est comme un nouveau-né, les trois premiers mois, c'est l'enfer et, au bout de six mois, on finit par s'avouer vaincu, on réorganise sa vie en fonction de lui, on lui fait de la place.”
― Sisterhood Everlasting
― Sisterhood Everlasting
“The same substance composes us--the tree overhead, the stone beneath us, the bird, the beast, the star--we are all one, all moving to the same end.”
― Mary Poppins
― Mary Poppins
“Different types of thinking provide strengths in one area and deficits in another. My thinking is slower but it may be more accurate. Faster thinking would be helpful in social situations, but slower, careful thought would enhance production of art or building mechanical devices. Rapidly delivered verbal information is even more challenging for object-visual thinkers like me. Standup comedians often move too quickly through their routines for me to process. By the time I have visualized the first joke, the comedian has already launched two more. I get lost when verbal information is presented too fast. Imagine how a student who is a visual thinker feels in a classroom where a teacher is talking fast to get through a lesson.”
― Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions
― Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions
“Neurotypical people seem to think and feel that it's okay to be rigid as long as their ideas are shared by enough people.”
― Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships: Decoding Social Mysteries Through Autism's Unique Perspectives
― Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships: Decoding Social Mysteries Through Autism's Unique Perspectives
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