▶ "My name is Ryan White. I am sixteen years old. I have hemophilia, and I have AIDS."; "My family and I held no hatred for those people because we realized they were victims of their own ignorance."; "Most recently my battle has been against AIDS and the discrimination surrounding it."; "Mayor Koch, of New York, was the first public figure to give me support."; "Listening to medical facts was not enough. People wanted one hundred percent guarantees."; …"I was labeled a troublemaker, my mom an unfit mother, and I was not welcome anywhere."; "I received thousands of letters of support from all around the world, all because I wanted to go to school."; "I came face to face with death at thirteen years old."; "I believe in myself as I look forward to graduating from Hamilton Heights High School in 1991."; "How could these people in the public eye not be afraid of me, but my whole town was?"; "Given six months to live and being the fighter that I am, I set high goals for myself."; "Financial hardships were rough on us, even though Mom had a good job at G.M."; "Eventually, I won the right to attend school, but the prejudice was still there."; "Even at church, people would not shake my hand."; "Entertainers, athletes, and stars started giving me support."; "Because of the lack of education on AIDS, discrimination, fear, panic, and lies surrounded me."; "A lot of my time was spent searching, thinking and planning my life."
