Darin Strauss Quotes:
Ocupation: Writer
Life: b. March 1, 1970
Birthday: March 1
I've come to see our central nervous system as a kind of vintage switchboard, all thick foam wires and old-fashioned plugs. The circuitry isn't properly equipped; after a surplus of emotional information the system overloads, the circuit breaks, the board runs dark. That's what shock is.
source: Darin Strauss (2011). “Half a Life: A Memoir”, p.14, Random House
topic: Running, Dark, Emotional, Overload, Central Nervous System
