Between the Lines
WORDPLAY An excerpt from Miss Machine: An Aspie's Attempt at a Personal Journey by Ilana Zoya Glisik It’s occurred to me that words occupy a very low position in humanity’s little hierarchy of expression. “Actions speak louder than words“, “A picture is worth a thousand words“, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.“ I often wonder what my mother would have thought of those phrases when she was told I might not be able to speak. Honestly, I think it’s all malarkey. I’d challenge anyone who disagrees to spend a day without using words, but that would be impossible, wouldn’t it? And I don’t mean going a day without talking (not that it wouldn’t be beneficial); I’d love to see how a day without thinking would look. We think with words, don’t we? Words are the tools we use to process the world around us. Imagine your head being filled with ...