Asimov(2)

Infant Prodigy

• I supposed that if I had had … and if …, he might have …. I can only thank whatever chance has guided my life that this was not so.
• My father, however, was a small storekeeper, with no knowledge of American culture, with no time guide me in any way, and no ability to do so even if he had the time.
• In other words, circumstances conspired to allow me to find my own happy level.
• … I learned to read with a minimum of outside help.
• … the learning was on my initiative.
• I did not realize that my memory was remarkable until I noticed that my classmates didn’t have memories like it.
• For things that do interest me, and they are many, I have virtually instant recall.