“Being socially retarded is like being mentally retarded, it arouses in others disgust and pity and the desire to torment and reform.”
“What an incredible thing! How much less they had than other human beings. Mentally retarded, deaf, mute - and still eagerly sanding benches.”
“The problem, I decided, is that most human beings between the ages of twelve and fifteen look like their needs are special (retarded). ”
“You do like me, don’t you? Even though I’m apparently communicatively handicapped and socially retarded?”
“What is the politically correct term for ‘retarded’?”“I think the words you’re fishing for are ‘mentally disabled.’ And no. I’m not mentally disabled.”
“You know, considering your IQ, you're really socially retarded sometimes.”