I can pick a date from the past 53 years and know instantly where I was, what happened in the news and even the day of the week, I’ve been able to do this, since I was four.

　　I never feel overwhelmed with the amount of information my brain absorbs. My mind seems to be able to cope and the information is stored away neatly. When I think of a sad memory, I do what everybody does-try to put it to one side. I don’t think it’s harder for me just because my memory is clearer. Powerful memory doesn’t make my emotions any more acute or vivid. I can recall the day my grandfather died and the sadness I felt when we went to the hospital the day of the week the day of the week day before. I also remember that the musical play Hair opened on Broadway on the same day-they both just pop into my mind in the same way.

　　從過去的53年當中任意選取一天，我馬上就能知道自己當時身在何處，當天的新聞里發(fā)生了什么事情，甚至記得那天星期幾，我從四歲開始就具備這樣的能力。

　　對于自己大腦吸收的信息量我從未感到有什么壓力。我的頭腦好像可以處理并將大量的信息整齊地儲存起來。當我想到一段悲傷的記憶，我的處理和大家一樣——把它放到一邊去。我認為并不會因為我的記憶(比別人)更清晰而使我更難以如此處理。強大的記憶也不會讓我的情感更加強烈或生動。我能記得我祖父去世的那一天以及前一天我們?nèi)メt(yī)院時感受到的悲傷。我也記得在同一天音樂劇《長發(fā)》在百老匯上演。這些事情就是以同樣的方式突然出現(xiàn)在我的頭腦之中。