The Ghost Boy Quotes

Escaping the Box Imagine yourself, trapped inside your own body, unable to talk, control your movements, or express yourself. The whole world views you as “ghost boy.” This is what Martin Pistorius described himself as in the book, Ghost Boy. For ten long years Martin was basically paralyzed. He could only move his eyes and make small movements that were undetectable by his caregivers. He was trapped inside his own body. The Ghost Boy, by Martin Pistorius, is an autobiography that recounts part of Martin’s life as a ghost boy and tells the story of how he recovered to be a successful individual. Martin Pistorius is an inspiring individual because he is persistent, independent, and smart.
The first quote I picked is what motivated Martin Pistorius
Even though, for those ten years, when he was the “ghost boy” and he wasn’t independent physically he was able to make it through those years by being independent mentally. With independence, Martin Pistorius was able to become an inspiring individual. Martin Pistorius is an inspiring individual because he is smart. After all those years he was still smarter than the average individual. This next quote describes just how special Martin’s story is. “Apparently I’m a rare species. Like a parrot or a monkey, I’m of interest to the experts. Partially it’s because I’m both a new user of AAC and a young adult, which is somewhat unusual.”
-Page 101
He is saying that the story he is telling isn’t your typical recovery story. The story that he is telling is special. An ordinary person doesn’t recover like that, it take someone who is really smart to defy the odds and become an inspiring individual. Everybody should keep this quote in mind throughout their life. “No one seems to consider that even people who are thought to be intellectually impaired can change as they grow