People who don't read seem to me mysterious. I don't know how they think or learn about other people. Novels are a very important part of our education.
“And as I grew older, I then auditioned for the Royal Academy of Music in London, and they said, well, no, we won't accept you, because we haven't a clue - you know - of the future of a so-called 'deaf' musician. And I just couldn't quite accept that.”