The superstition was that disability of any sort was the mark of the devil. The phrases are in languages throughout Europe: the devil's hoof, the devil's horn mark. It reaches back to early Christianity and the middle ages. Where a child was born out of wedlock, the church cooked up the impression that you'd done something sinful, and something dreadful would result. You will still find, particularly in Greece, people doing a little sign when they see a very badly disabled child it needs warding off. Kate Adie
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![[it's strange to think of yourself as an only child and then suddenly find yourself with three siblings. Does Adie ever feel like an outsider when the rest share a history that she doesn't?] Curiously, I went to a wedding quite near the start, and when we got to the church this charming man came up and said, 'Bride or groom?' ... Groom! You're with the groom! - Kate Adie Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W2l0J3Mgc3RyYW5nZSB0byB0aGluayBvZiB5b3Vyc2VsZiBhcyBhbiBvbmx5IGNoaWxkIGFuZCB0aGVuIHN1ZGRlbmx5IGZpbmQgeW91cnNlbGYgd2l0aCB0aHJlZSBzaWJsaW5ncy4gRG9lcyBBZGllIGV2ZXIgZmVlbCBsaWtlIGFuIG91dHNpZGVyIHdoZW4gdGhlIHJlc3Qgc2hhcmUgYSBoaXN0b3J5IHRoYXQgc2hlIGRvZXNuJ3Q/XSBDdXJpb3VzbHksIEkgd2VudCB0byBhIHdlZGRpbmcgcXVpdGUgbmVhciB0aGUgc3RhcnQsIGFuZCB3aGVuIHdlIGdvdCB0byB0aGUgY2h1cmNoIHRoaXMgY2hhcm1pbmcgbWFuIGNhbWUgdXAgYW5kIHNhaWQsICdCcmlkZSBvciBncm9vbT8nIC4uLiBHcm9vbSEgWW91J3JlIHdpdGggdGhlIGdyb29tISA=&author=ICBLYXRlIEFkaWUgICAg&num=9 "[it's strange to think of yourself as an only child and then suddenly find yourself with three siblings. Does Adie ever feel like an outsider when the rest share a history that she doesn't?] Curiously, I went to a wedding quite near the start, and when we got to the church this charming man came up and said, 'Bride or groom?' ... Groom! You're with the groom! - Kate Adie Quotes")
![[Maybe she simply cared in a self-protective way.] Doing something on impulse, ... well, it can work, but there are a lot of examples that say, 'Better to leave well alone and do what you can as a reporter.' You do get into situations where you think, 'What should I do? Shouldn't I intervene? Shouldn't I do something?' I think if you get to that point you have to make a decision. I've said to people, if you feel it's wrong just being a reporter and you can't do enough, well it's time to become an aid worker and train to be someone who really knows what to do. No good standing around snapping a notebook. - Kate Adie Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBLYXRlIEFkaWUgICAg&num=1 "[Maybe she simply cared in a self-protective way.] Doing something on impulse, ... well, it can work, but there are a lot of examples that say, 'Better to leave well alone and do what you can as a reporter.' You do get into situations where you think, 'What should I do? Shouldn't I intervene? Shouldn't I do something?' I think if you get to that point you have to make a decision. I've said to people, if you feel it's wrong just being a reporter and you can't do enough, well it's time to become an aid worker and train to be someone who really knows what to do. No good standing around snapping a notebook. - Kate Adie Quotes")
![[There is an odd grammar in that sentence, which seems wrong, but is actually precise.] Close siblings were less common, ... It seemed. - Kate Adie Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W1RoZXJlIGlzIGFuIG9kZCBncmFtbWFyIGluIHRoYXQgc2VudGVuY2UsIHdoaWNoIHNlZW1zIHdyb25nLCBidXQgaXMgYWN0dWFsbHkgcHJlY2lzZS5dIENsb3NlIHNpYmxpbmdzIHdlcmUgbGVzcyBjb21tb24sIC4uLiBJdCBzZWVtZWQuIA==&author=ICBLYXRlIEFkaWUgICAg&num=11 "[There is an odd grammar in that sentence, which seems wrong, but is actually precise.] Close siblings were less common, ... It seemed. - Kate Adie Quotes")
