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My mom and my dad were married 56 years, and the fact that I reconciled with my dad I think made their marriage a little bit better as well.


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JOHN ELDER ROBISON I tried to show him things, but he didn't seem to study what I showed him. Usually, he just put what...
JOHN ELDER ROBISON Asperger’s is not a disease. It’s a way of being. There is no cure, nor is there a need for one....
JOHN ELDER ROBISON It must be my logical consideration of a decision many see as purely intuitive or emotional that thr...
JOHN ELDER ROBISON This is a f***ing mess," I said tactfully.
JOHN ELDER ROBISON When we pulled in, the customs officer looked in the back. The back of the wagon was filled with cas...
JOHN ELDER ROBISON And my experience in the music scene had shown me that there were places for places in the world whe...
JOHN ELDER ROBISON As a functional Aspergian adult, one thing troubles me deeply about those kids who end up behind the...
JOHN ELDER ROBISON I used to fear barking dogs. I would cringe and say to myself, 'Nice doggie please don't bite me I'l...
JOHN ELDER ROBISON We began reading books together. He loved Dr. Seuss. I read those books so often I could turn the pa...
JOHN ELDER ROBISON I don't really understsand why it's considered normal to stare at someone's eyeballs
JOHN ELDER ROBISON So live with men as if God saw you and speak to God, as if men heard you.
SENECA (SENECA THE ELDER) I will govern my life and thoughts as if the whole world were to see the one and read the other, for...
SENECA (SENECA THE ELDER) Life is warfare.
SENECA (SENECA THE ELDER) Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing.
SENECA (SENECA THE ELDER) Those whom true love has held, it will go on holding.
SENECA (SENECA THE ELDER) If you wish to be loved; Love!
SENECA (SENECA THE ELDER) When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his...
SENECA (SENECA THE ELDER) He who dreads hostility too much is unfit to rule.
SENECA (SENECA THE ELDER)