Paul Theroux Quotes

There are many deaf people who couldn't imagine living in a marriage without someone who doesn't speak their language. For me, I believe that hearing or deaf is fine as long as both parties are willing to communicate in each other's language. But if there's no communication, then the marriage, I believe, will be difficult if not doomed.

For people to understand me when I travel, I speak with my hands.

Texting has definitely improved the communication between the deaf and hearing communities, but it shouldn't be... a substitute for learning the language to really connect with someone, especially someone you want to date or have a relationship with.

I have no problem with how people communicate. But I think it's important... for everyone to be open to learn sign language.

There are two worlds: the deaf world and the hearing world. There are some people in the deaf community that feel that hearing people look down on us.

But my Arabic is pretty good. It's good enough to have conversations with people, to understand what they say, to understand what they're feeling.

There's many ways you communicate. With colour, texture, sound... Even words can communicate.

The deaf community relies so much on eye contact, expression and body language. It's such a huge part of who we are.

Everybody should learn sign language or, at least, 'Hello, do you need help? How are you?'

At first, I simply wanted to get a basic understanding of sign language, but as time went on, I really got the bug and wanted to become proficient so that I could make good use of my skills.

My touring band, they're just brilliant, and all of them are learning ASL, so the wall of communication is breaking.

To really understand a deaf person's experience, you need someone that is deaf to be able to tell you what their experience is.

I don't know that hearing people have ever felt that experience of truly being left out. They have easy communication, while deaf people can't join in. It takes more time to communicate with us.

Yo, yo, yo, check it out," said PJ, with enough hand gestures that any deaf person watching would have thought he had ASL Tourette's syndrome

Behold the hands, how they promise, conjure, appeal, menace, pray, supplicate, refuse, beckon, interrogate, admire, confess, cringe, instruct, command, mock and what not besides, with a variation and multiplication of variation which makes the tongue envious.

Fluency in English is something that I'm often not accused of.

I like to talk. Talking is kind of my thing. If talking had been a sport option at Wexford, I would have been captain. But sports always have to involve running, jumping, or swinging your arms around. You don’t get PE points for the smooth and rapid movement of the jaw.

Bore: one who has the power of speech but not the capacity for conversation.

A talent for repartee is one that increases with practice.

If you can listen well, people will say you're a good conversationalist.

Let your deafness no longer be a secret - even in art.

My method is to find a word with a gesture.

I prefer to sleep with deaf girls. Those crazy chicks never have a safe word.

There was a silence. Then Paul looked at Alex. 'She knows Chesterton.' 'She lives,' said Alex.

Speech is but broken light upon the depth Of the unspoken.