Michihiro Koh, Japan
"We suffered so much not only from the physical pains but also from the mental damage we received from society in the form of discrimination. I feel that the mental pain hurt us more than the pain from the disease itself."
Guascoz, a gentleman isolated in a tower outside the city of Aoste, France, where he died in 1803; as recorded by Xavier de Maistre.
"I have sometimes clasped in my arms the trees of the forest, praying God to animate them and give me a friend."
