The worst thing in the world is not to be born blind, but to be born with sight, and yet have no vision.

I cannot remember how I felt when the light went out of my eyes. I suppose I felt it was always night and perhaps I wondered why the day did not come.

What if in my waking hours a sound should ring through the silent halls of hearing? ... Would the bow and string tension of life snap? Would the heart over weighted with sudden joy stop beating for very excess of happiness?

The worst thing in the world is not to be born blind, but to be born with sight, and yet have no vision.

If you look toward the sunshine, you will never see the shadows.

I believe war is the inevitable fruit of our economic system.

When one reads hurriedly and nervously, having in mind written tests and examinations, one's brain becomes encumbered with a lot of bric-a-brac for which there seems to be little use.