[T'wit]

>> ...always to regard as mere impertinences of fate the handicaps which were placed upon my life almost at the beginning. I resolved that they should not crush or dwarf my soul, but rather be made to blossom, like Aaron's rod, with flowers."

Those "mere impertinences of fate" left Keller without either the sight or sound necessary to learn language. Yet she is far more eloquent than any of the right-to-die advocates who visit here. They are obviously the ones who flunk the "quality of life" test.

[wagglebee]

I wonder how many of the pro-murder visitors are familiar with Victor Hugo's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (I rather doubt any of them would actually read the book, but there are several movies and one is even a cartoon) and if they are familiar with it whether they understand that the French want to torture and kill Quasimodo because he is disabled?