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« I think assertiveness is vital. A friend suffered from a mild thumb disability. He always kept his hand in his pocket. I said to him, "We must not run away from disability. Look at me, to hide mine, I'd have to go out on the street wrapped in a garbage bag! Very quickly, I had the intuition that by fleeing disability, one isolates itself. He is there, we must welcome him as a fifth member, to deal with him. To do this, the knowledge of its weaknesses seems to me essential... »
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Alexandre Jollien
Praise for weakness |
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Alexandre Jollien
Praise for weakness
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« Happiness, if it exists, thus diametrically opposes quiet, quiet, lukewarm comfort. It demands intense activity, an endless struggle; it is akin to a selfless fullness acquired in a constant struggle... »
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Alexandre Jollien
Praise for weakness |
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Alexandre Jollien
Praise for weakness
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« "I still see this body necessarily docile, elongated, while we finish his toilet, I see him sovereign in his vulnerability. »
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Alexandre Jollien
The Man's Job |
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Alexandre Jollien
The Man's Job
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