"The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" Quotes
A memoir written by a man who suffered from locked-in syndrome, dictating the entire book by blinking his left eyelid.
nonfiction | 132 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
As for writing, it's out of the question.
I need to feel strongly, to love and admire, just as desperately as I need to breathe.
The words are like pebbles, and they're falling into the abyss.
It's like being a captain of a ship that's sinking. You feel a sense of impotence, of incomprehension.
I am floating like a butterfly, as aerodynamic as a diving bell.
I need to feel that I'm at home in my own body.
Each morning when I awake, I experience again a supreme pleasure - that of being Jean-Dominique Bauby.
I can listen to a conversation without wanting to join in.
The mind wanders, words flit around, the confusion is so great that one gives up trying to understand.
Nothing is harder to overcome than the death of a loved one.
