"But people who think they can project themselves into deafness are mistaken because you can't. And I'm not talking about imagining what a deaf person's whole life is like I even mean just realizing what it is like for an instant"

This quote by Richard Masur is emphasizing the difficulty of comprehending what it is like to be deaf. He is saying that it is impossible to project oneself into deafness, even for a quick minute. He is not speaking about comprehending the whole life of a deaf person, however rather just understanding what it is like for an immediate. This quote is a suggestion that it is impossible to truly comprehend what it is like to be deaf without actually experiencing it. It is very important to keep in mind that deafness is a special experience which it is not possible to completely understand it without really being deaf.