“The fact is that ours is the only minority you can join involuntarily, without warning, at any time. And if you live long enough, as you're increasingly likely to do, you may well join it.” IfsWellsMayLongEnoughFactsIllnessMinoritiesWarning Book:Carnal Acts: Essays Source: Carnal Acts: Essays
“physical disability looms pretty large in one's life. But it doesn't devour one wholly. I'm not, for instance, Ms. MS, a walking, talking embodiment of a chronic incurable degenerative disease.” TalkingWalkingDiseaseIllnessInstanceDisabilityEmbodiment Book:Carnal Acts: Essays Source: Carnal Acts: Essays
