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1 " You’re going to work in this life, and you’re going to play. And when the last days come, you’ll look back and find that that’s all there was, an endless stream of days going back to today. But if you can find the thing you should be doing, the thing that makes you you, and if you can make that thing yours, then you’ve beaten the game. Most men don’t, but the point is to try "
― Eric Garcia , The Repossession Mambo
2 " There’s no hope for someone who doesn’t even know what hope is "
― Eric Garcia
3 " You’re going to work in this life, and you’re going to play. And when the last days come, you’ll look back and find that that’s all there was, an endless stream of days going back to today. But if you can find the thing you should be doing, the thing that makes you you, and if you can make that thing yours, then you’ve beaten the game. I haven’t. Most men don’t. You probably won’t either, but the point is to try, and to never give up, even when you think it’s over. "
4 " Kevin Stassu, the parent of an autistic son and the Director of the First Center for Autism and Innovation at Vanderbilt University, said something once that has struck with me: ‘I would not change my son for the world, so I will change the world for my son. "
5 " I realized that I get to report in the halls of Capitol Hill because of the work of disabled activists who literally crawled up the steps of that very building to help pass the ADA. When people see me as an inspiration because I ‘overcame’ my disability to graduate college and hold a job, I want to respond that the only things I overcame were the specific obstacles in front of me. I am a return on others’ investment in policy. In the same way, every autistic person who language is in classes or winds up in a group home or institution is not a reflection of poor upbringing but rather a failure in policy.” ~ Eric Garcia We’re Not Broken: Changing The Autism Conversation "
6 " That tried and true aphorism: Each day is precious. Each day is a gift. If we don't open the wrapping carefully, we might break it and have to return it to the store. And then they're going to ask for a receipt and throw a total shit fit if we've left it at home, and we'll have to call the manager over and give him a good talking-to, and of course eventually he'll relent and tell the clerk to give us full credit, but by then we'll be so upset that we've wasted an hour of our time that we'll end up with a migraine and having to spend the rest of the day in bed, completely defeating the whole idea that each day is supposed to be precious and so forth. "
― Eric Garcia , Cassandra French's Finishing School for Boys
7 " Since I begin writing and reporting about autism, I have met with people who weren’t afforded the same chances. Their educators doubted their need for accommodations. Their parents mourned their condition and subscribed to toxic tropes. They couldn’t find work because employers were unaccepting. But none of that reflects who they are; it’s a reflection of a world that penalizes them for not playing by its rules. This book is a message from autistic people to help their parents, friends, teachers, doctors, and researchers see a side about autism that they may not have previously considered. It’s also my love letter to autistic people, I will see that we’ve been forced to navigate the world where all the road signs are written in another language. "
8 " In happy operating procedure, the breathing is like fresh air through the body. In unkind operating procedure, the fresh air is gone sad." Fresh air gone sad is a beautiful way to describe the death process. "
9 " Солдат, сказано там, знает о потенциальной возможности погибнуть и верит, что с ним такого никогда не случится. Это священный Грааль вооруженных сил. Готовность, желание и жажда бледнеют рядом с мощью иррациональной, ничем не подкрепленной веры. "
10 " — Сын, — сказал папаша, — в жизни ты будешь работать и будешь играть. Оглянувшись на склоне лет, ты увидишь бесконечную череду дней, уходящих в прошлое до самого сегодняшнего вечера. Но если ты найдешь дело, для которого рожден, если сможешь полностью отдаться этому делу, тогда, мой сын, ты будешь победителем. Я не нашел. Большинству людей это не удается. Возможно, и ты не сумеешь, но суть в том, что нужно искать и не бросать попыток, даже когда не останется надежды. Ты меня понимаешь, сынок? "
