Upward Bound Quotes

“Sometimes a routine can be a lifeline.”
― Woody Brown, Upward Bound

“Jorge and I are both inmates at an insane asylum that passes itself off as a day program for autistic adults.”
― Woody Brown, Upward Bound

“But there is no cure for what ails him, and the powers that be determined that there is no point in throwing away any more money for therapies to help someone who can’t be helped. It was at about this time that his mother stopped looking at him. A part of her detached, as if he were already in some institution or group home. She had already said goodbye, maybe I’ll see you on Sunday. Tom is used to living within himself, but he still misses her.”
― Woody Brown, Upward Bound

“Upward Bound is the kind of place that people are glad exists so the autistic adults have somewhere to go. They also don’t really want to know about it.”
― Woody Brown, Upward Bound