"I was desperate for a friend, and I……" — Daniel Tammet
"I was desperate for a friend, and I used to lie in bed at night thinking about what it would be like. My younger brothers and sisters had friends, and I used to watch them playing to try to work out what they did and how friendship worked."
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56 Quotes by Daniel Tammet
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I have tried to be more flexible, but I always end up feeling more uncomfortable. Retaining a sense of control…
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I'm inconsistent because I'm human.
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I changed my name because it didn't fit with the way I saw myself.
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I thought of the infinitely many points that can divide the space between two human hearts.
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