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> [“There was an unwritten rule that hearing people who knew sign should identify themselves whenever they were around Deaf people. Otherwise the Deaf people might be carrying on an extremely private conversation, assuming no one around them could understand them.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-carter/there-was-an-unwritten-rule-that-hearing-people-who-knew-sign-should/)

[Mary Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-carter/)

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## More by Mary Carter

> [“There was an unwritten rule that hearing people who knew sign should identify themselves whenever they were around Deaf people. Otherwise the Deaf people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-carter/there-was-an-unwritten-rule-that-hearing-people-who-knew-sign-should/)

[Mary Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-carter/)

> [“The biggest barriers she faced were man-made, not physical.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-carter/the-biggest-barriers-she-faced-were-man-made-not-physical/)

[Mary Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-carter/)

> [“Would you like a menu in Braille?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-carter/would-you-like-a-menu-in-braille/)

[Mary Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-carter/)

> [“Robert pointed at Lacey and then made the sign for “hearing,” but instead of making it at his mouth, he made it at his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-carter/robert-pointed-at-lacey-and-then-made-the-sign-for-hearing-but/)

[Mary Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-carter/)

> [“American Sign Language was her language, her birthright, not some subpar substitute for English.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-carter/american-sign-language-was-her-language-her-birthright-not-some/)

[Mary Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-carter/)

> [“She didn’t think she was better than hearing people, simply equal. She didn’t want more rights than they had, she wanted the same. She…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-carter/she-didn-t-think-she-was-better-than-hearing-people-simply-equal-she/)

[Mary Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-carter/)

> [“It never ceased to amaze Lacey how ignorant people were about deafness. Forget understanding Deaf Culture. Forget hearing people respecting them as a linguistic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-carter/it-never-ceased-to-amaze-lacey-how-ignorant-people-were-about/)

[Mary Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-carter/)

> [“Bitch, cookie, lesbian,” Lacey signed. Margaret smiled. “Oh, it’s such a beautiful language,” she said. “Like a dance in the air.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-carter/bitch-cookie-lesbian-lacey-signed-margaret-smiled-oh-it-s-such-a/)

[Mary Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-carter/)

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