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> [The thought that our lives are the source of other people's unhappiness, that's plain unbearable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naoki-higashida/the-thought-that-our-lives-are-the-source-of-other-people-s/)

[Naoki Higashida](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naoki-higashida/)

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## More by Naoki Higashida

> [“What I, as a person with special needs, longed for was to be taught what role, what purpose, I could have in society, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naoki-higashida/what-i-as-a-person-with-special-needs-longed-for-was-to-be-taught/)

[Naoki Higashida](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naoki-higashida/)

> [But I ask you, those of you who are with us all day, not to stress yourselves out because of us. When you do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naoki-higashida/but-i-ask-you-those-of-you-who-are-with-us-all-day-not-to-stress/)

[Naoki Higashida](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naoki-higashida/)

> [People with autism never, ever feel at ease, wherever we are. Because of this, we wander off - or run away - in search…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naoki-higashida/people-with-autism-never-ever-feel-at-ease-wherever-we-are-because-of/)

[Naoki Higashida](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naoki-higashida/)

> [The thought that our lives are the source of other people's unhappiness, that's plain unbearable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naoki-higashida/the-thought-that-our-lives-are-the-source-of-other-people-s/)

[Naoki Higashida](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naoki-higashida/)

> [“People can only understand their own pain. Even a genuine desire to help a person with a disability can become a burden or a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naoki-higashida/people-can-only-understand-their-own-pain-even-a-genuine-desire-to/)

[Naoki Higashida](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naoki-higashida/)

> [“Traveling with people who have special needs might present difficulties, but please, let it happen. We all need a break and a change of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naoki-higashida/traveling-with-people-who-have-special-needs-might-present/)

[Naoki Higashida](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naoki-higashida/)

> [When you see an object, it seems that you see it as an entire thing first, and only afterwards do its details follow on.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naoki-higashida/when-you-see-an-object-it-seems-that-you-see-it-as-an-entire-thing/)

[Naoki Higashida](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naoki-higashida/)

> [True compassion is about not bruising the other person’s self-respect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naoki-higashida/true-compassion-is-about-not-bruising-the-other-person-s-self-respect/)

[Naoki Higashida](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naoki-higashida/)

> [“Naoki is anticipating his audience’s emotions and manipulating them. That is empathy. The conclusion is that both emotional poverty and an aversion to company…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naoki-higashida/naoki-is-anticipating-his-audience-s-emotions-and-manipulating-them/)

[Naoki Higashida](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naoki-higashida/)

> [“I would like people to stop pressuring children to make friends. Friendships can’t be artificially created.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naoki-higashida/i-would-like-people-to-stop-pressuring-children-to-make-friends/)

[Naoki Higashida](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naoki-higashida/)

> [“... for me the number one reason is that us people with autism love the greenness of nature. ... Our fondness for nature is,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naoki-higashida/for-me-the-number-one-reason-is-that-us-people-with-autism-love-the/)

[Naoki Higashida](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naoki-higashida/)

> [“autism is more like retina patterns than measles”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naoki-higashida/autism-is-more-like-retina-patterns-than-measles/)

[Naoki Higashida](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naoki-higashida/)

> [“What brought you here isn't your fault. We human beings have to live each day to its fullest and do our best in whatever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naoki-higashida/what-brought-you-here-isn-t-your-fault-we-human-beings-have-to-live/)

[Naoki Higashida](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naoki-higashida/)

> [“So how do people with autism see the world, exactly? We, only we, can ever know the answer to that one! Sometimes I actually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naoki-higashida/so-how-do-people-with-autism-see-the-world-exactly-we-only-we-can/)

[Naoki Higashida](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naoki-higashida/)

> [“We do take pleasure in one thing that you probably won't be able to guess. Namely, making friends with nature. ... nature is always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naoki-higashida/we-do-take-pleasure-in-one-thing-that-you-probably-won-t-be-able-to/)

[Naoki Higashida](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naoki-higashida/)

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