Being Quote by Marlee Matlin

When I was young I knew I was deaf. I couldn't accept it.

— Marlee Matlin

Being in the hearing world was more of a challenge than being in the Deaf world, because I had to learn how to write…

— Jack Jason

They thought I was deaf when I was a kid because I was always totally off in my own little world.

— Lynne Ramsay

One of the reasons I wanted to teach deaf children was because it made me very sad that they spoke so clumsily and that…

— Stephanie Beacham

At one point during my childhood, I thought I was the only deaf person that walked this planet.

— Lauren Ridloff

I became deaf when I was 18 months old. And I learned to sign when I was 5 years old.

— Marlee Matlin

I definitely thought I was going to write books. I wrote a couple of children's books when I was like 11 when I was…

— Chrissy Costanza

I always knew that I wanted to be a writer. I think I was six or seven when I learned how to read, and…

— Signe Baumane

Growing up, I didn't know that there were other deaf people out there. I thought I was the only one.

— Lauren Ridloff

Having deaf parents shaped my whole life because back in the day there was no technology that could help them.

— Paul Raci

After becoming deaf, I realized that I'd better get an education if I was ever to do anything with my life.

— I. King Jordan

I wrote the book in my head when I was 6 years old.

— Steven Cojocaru