Aldous Huxley's cousin once expressed his sympathy over the noted writer's near-blindness. "It is not without compensations," Huxley replied. "Being able to read Braille, I can read in bed with the book beneath the blankets, so my hands are kept warm on even the coldest nights."
["In Africa, half the kids in blind institutes aren't blind. They just need glasses. Some read Braille not by touching it, but by holding it up close to their eyes so they can 'read' the dots."]
Sources
R. Clark, The Huxleys; New Scientist, Feb. 2003
