How I Became a Human Being Quotes

“After she went to school, they taught her the correct way to draw, and all the life went out of her art.”
― Mark O'Brien, How I Became a Human Being: A Disabled Man’s Quest for Independence

“The brutality of the world lay beyond my understanding.”
― Mark O'Brien, How I Became a Human Being: A Disabled Man’s Quest for Independence

“Not having the company of books made me feel even more isolated.”
― Mark O'Brien, How I Became a Human Being: A Disabled Man’s Quest for Independence

“In the Boston of my childhood, willpower was all-important. If you wanted something badly enough, you could have it. This maxim included curing yourself of paralysis.”
― Mark O'Brien, How I Became a Human Being: A Disabled Man’s Quest for Independence