I WILL NEVER KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO BE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED, BUT I DO KNOW THE SORROW OF BEING ORDINARY, AND THAT MUCH OF OUR LIVES IS SPENT DOING THE CRAZY MENTAL ARITHMETIC OF HOW WE ARE AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT, CALCULATING THE WAYS IN WHICH WE MIGHT IMPROVE, OR AT LEAST DISGUISE OR PRESENT OUR DEFECTS AND SCREW-UPS IN EITHER MORE WINSOME OR INTIMIDATING WAYS.
