“When you're a little weird, you aspire to be normal; when you're very weird, you aspire to be recognised for it.”
As quoted in El Pais (15 January 2012). "El Cyborg del Tercer Ojo" http://www.elpais.com/articulo/portada/ciborg/tercer/ojo/elpepusoceps/20120115elpepspor_9/Tes
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