8 Quotes & Sayings By Maggie Kuhn

Maggie Kuhn was born in 1962 in New York City. At age ten, she became very ill and was diagnosed with polio. Though paralyzed from the neck down for fifteen years, she did not let it stop her. She did everything that she could do with her hands, and through it all, she considered herself lucky to be alive Read more

She was able to get a college education through the help of her family and friends, and went on to become an internationally recognized author. Her first book, "The Irony of Being Crippled," is an inspiring account of what it is like to live with a disability. Her second book, "The Red Dress," is about what it is like to be a teenager who has lost the ability to walk.

The third book in the series is titled "The Wedding Dress."

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My goal is to do something outrageous every day. Maggie Kuhn
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When you least expect it, someone may actually listen to what you have to say. Maggie Kuhn
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Speak your mind, even though your voice shakes. Maggie Kuhn
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The ultimate indignity is to be given a bedpan by a stranger who calls you by your first name. Maggie Kuhn
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I enjoy my wrinkles and regard them as badges of distinction- I've worked hard for them! Maggie Kuhn
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Old age is not a disease - it is strength and survivorship, triumph over all kinds of vicissitudes and disappointments, trials and illnesses. Maggie Kuhn
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Stand before the people you fear and speak your mind - even if your voice shakes. Maggie Kuhn