Seizures Quotes

“He was calling it an atonic seizure because, even if he didn't know why it had happened, it was important to give it a cool name.”
― Ben Aaronovitch, Moon Over Soho

“A big seizure just kind of grabs the inside of your skull and squeezes. It feels as if it's twisting and turning your brain all up and down and inside out. Have you ever heard a washing machine suddenly flip into that bang-bang-bang sound when it gets out of balance, or a chain saw when the chain breaks and gets caught up in the gears, or an animal like a cat, screeching in pain? Those are what seizures felt like when I was little.”
― Terry Trueman, Stuck in Neutral

“Immunization is total nonsense! More than that is what's hidden from people about vaccines. They are dangerous. One child out of five has overwhelming disabilities from vaccines -- neurological problems, seizures.”
― Guylaine Lanctot

“Don't worry about it, Borage. I've always been inclined to think that the Apostle Paul was similarly afflicted. He speaks often of a bodily weakness, and men have been at pains to name it, attibuting to him everything from lameness to lung sickness. But I think the clue lies in his experience on the road to Damascus. Tell me, do you see a great light?
Dr. Trudgett”
― Norah Lofts, Bless This House

“If the mind fits, shrink it.”
― Brian Spellman, Cartoonist's Book Camp

“How will this stroke steal away my remaining dignity, let me count the ways.”
― Paula Stokes, Stronger Than Words

“The human brain is the universe's most implausible science experiment.”
― Will Boast, Daphne

“Never underestimate the potential of a person with a disability. You might be looking at a future author that will inspire the discouraged at heart.”
― Amy Crane, In My Right Mind: My Life with Epilepsy

“You can order the sun to come up if you time it right. I’m not driving this bus. Making it do what I want would be like talking someone out of a seizure.”
― James S.A. Corey, Cibola Burn

“I found that there were few lawyers in Tucson, Arizona that specialized in workers compensation. The ones that I contacted were not interested in my case and that put me in the situation of having to handle my own workers compensation claim while suffering from depression, forgetfulness, confusion and absence seizures.”
― Steven Magee

“I was diagnosed with seizures at age of forty five.”
― Steven Magee

“I was diagnosed with absence seizures after a decade of high altitude work up to 13,796 feet.”
― Steven Magee

“My brain is like Swiss cheese.”
― Steven Magee