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# Joseph Merrick

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Joseph Carey Merrick was an English man known for his severe physical deformities. He was first exhibited at a freak show under the stage name "The Elephant Man", and then went to live at the London Hospital, in Whitechapel, after meeting the surgeon Sir Frederick Treves. Despite his challenges, Mer

##  Quotes by Joseph Merrick

> [Tis true my form is something odd, but blaming me is blaming God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-merrick/tis-true-my-form-is-something-odd-but-blaming-me-is-blaming-god/)

[Joseph Merrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-merrick/)

[Blame](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blame/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/344/joseph-merrick-70975_blame_tis-true-my-form-is-something-odd-but-bl_671928.png)

> [Tis true, my form is something odd but blaming me, is blaming God, Could I create myself anew I would not fail…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-merrick/tis-true-my-form-is-something-odd-but-blaming-me-is-blaming-god-could-2/)

[Joseph Merrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-merrick/)

[Blame](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blame/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d91/joseph-merrick-70975_blame_tis-true-my-form-is-something-odd-but-bl_1654735.png)

> [I sometimes think my head is so large because it is so full of dreams.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-merrick/i-sometimes-think-my-head-is-so-large-because-it-is-so-full-of-dreams/)

[Joseph Merrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-merrick/)

[Dream](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dream/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/007/joseph-merrick-70975_dream_i-sometimes-think-my-head-is-so-large-be_2552330.png)

> [I am not an animal! I am a human being! I…am…a man!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-merrick/i-am-not-an-animal-i-am-a-human-being-i-am-a-man/)

[Joseph Merrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-merrick/)

[Animal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animal/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c73/joseph-merrick-70975_animal_i-am-not-an-animal-i-am-a-human-being-i_2957954.png)

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