“在家时没人跟我说话，就跟我是个死人似的。我不喜欢安静，因为那样的话我就什么都没有了，所以我坐火车来了城里。跟家里相比，城里简直就是天堂。你可以向100万人寻求帮助，会有人帮你上楼梯，还有好多不同的气味，我喜欢食物的味道。现在我在试着记下去卡内基音乐厅的路。我喜欢去剧院和博物馆，在那儿我的心灵能得到滋养。有时我会听到游客谈论展品，有时会听到大学生相互交谈，这让我觉得自己更年轻了，也让我觉得自己还活在这个世上。”

“When I’m home, nobody will talk to me. It’s like I am dead. I don’t like quiet because then I have nothing. So I ride the train into the city. Compared to home, the city is like heaven. There are a million people you can ask for help. There are people to help you up the stairs. And there are so many smells. I love the smell of food. Right now I’m trying to memorize my way to Carnegie Hall. I like to go to theaters and museums where my mind can be nourished. Sometimes I can hear tourists talking about the exhibits. Sometimes I hear college students talking to each other and it makes me feel younger. It makes me feel like I’m still alive in this world.”