I had never thought about what it might mean to be deaf, to be deprived of language, or to have a remarkable language (and community and culture) of one’s own. Up to this point, I had mostly thought and written about the problems of individuals–here I was to encounter an entire community.

It is up to me now to choose how to live out the months that remain to me.

A profound intriguing and compelling guide to the intricacies of the human brain.

I am a man of vehement disposition, with violent enthusiasms, and extreme immoderation in all my passions.

There is only one cardinal rule: One must always listen to the patient.

I feel a sudden clear focus and perspective. There is no time for anything inessential.

Music can lift us out of depression or move us to tears - it is a remedy, a tonic, orange juice for the ear.