First of all, said Dr. Nacozi to me, I want you to know that I realize you have a brilliant mind. Me? I said, feeling shocked. Yes, you, he said. And maybe you haven't done that well in school in the past, but this is all about to change very rapidly for you, because the further you go in university life, the more apt you are to find minds like your own. I never had many friends until I got into graduate school. Before that … well, I always felt confused and lost, he said, laughing. And not very capable with the girls and in my social life, either.
Crazy Loco Love: A Memoir (2008)