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> [“I used to fear barking dogs. I would cringe and say to myself, 'Nice doggie please don't bite me I'll just go away,' but by that night I could look at them and think, I am your worst nightmare. Come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-elder-robison/i-used-to-fear-barking-dogs-i-would-cringe-and-say-to-myself-nice/)

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## More by John Elder Robison

> [“There are plenty of people in the world whose lives are governed by rote and routine. Such people will never be happy dealing with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-elder-robison/there-are-plenty-of-people-in-the-world-whose-lives-are-governed-by/)

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> [“I tried to show him things, but he didn't seem to study what I showed him. Usually, he just put whatever I handed him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-elder-robison/i-tried-to-show-him-things-but-he-didn-t-seem-to-study-what-i-showed/)

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> [“(The only time making a fist around the fork helps is when you want to stab someone because he’s stealing your food. Now I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-elder-robison/the-only-time-making-a-fist-around-the-fork-helps-is-when-you-want-to/)

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> [“We began reading books together. He loved Dr. Seuss. I read those books so often I could turn the pages and say the words…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-elder-robison/we-began-reading-books-together-he-loved-dr-seuss-i-read-those-books/)

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> [“Asperger’s is not a disease. It’s a way of being. There is no cure, nor is there a need for one. There is, however,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-elder-robison/asperger-s-is-not-a-disease-it-s-a-way-of-being-there-is-no-cure-nor/)

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> [I don't really understsand why it's considered normal to stare at someone's eyeballs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-elder-robison/i-don-t-really-understsand-why-it-s-considered-normal-to-stare-at/)

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> [“Individuals are labeled “different,” “geeky,” “abnormal,” or even “Aspergian” or “autistic” at a young age. Among other things, these labels suggest that the people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-elder-robison/individuals-are-labeled-different-geeky-abnormal-or-even-aspergian-or/)

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> [Building up a weakness just makes you less disabled. Building a strength can take you to the top of the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-elder-robison/building-up-a-weakness-just-makes-you-less-disabled-building-a/)

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> [“Sociopath” and “psycho” were two of the most common field diagnoses for my look and expression. I heard it all the time: “I’ve read…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-elder-robison/sociopath-and-psycho-were-two-of-the-most-common-field-diagnoses-for/)

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> [“Nice people like them by children like him and raise them as pets. But he didn't want to be a pet today.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-elder-robison/nice-people-like-them-by-children-like-him-and-raise-them-as-pets-but/)

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> [“Girls are the trickiest and most unpredictable creatures a fellow like me will ever talk to.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-elder-robison/girls-are-the-trickiest-and-most-unpredictable-creatures-a-fellow/)

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> [“Find Your Strengths and Interests”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-elder-robison/find-your-strengths-and-interests/)

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> [This is a f\*\*\*ing mess," I said tactfully.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-elder-robison/this-is-a-f-ing-mess-i-said-tactfully/)

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> [“I used to fear barking dogs. I would cringe and say to myself, 'Nice doggie please don't bite me I'll just go away,' but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-elder-robison/i-used-to-fear-barking-dogs-i-would-cringe-and-say-to-myself-nice/)

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> [“Soon I was spending all my time in the basement, and I had moved from taking things apart to putting new things together. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-elder-robison/soon-i-was-spending-all-my-time-in-the-basement-and-i-had-moved-from/)

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