Thank God for books and music and things I can think about." --Charlie Gordan — Daniel Keyes Copy Share
The path I choose through the maze makes me what I am. I am not only a thing, but also a way of being--one… — Daniel Keyes Copy Share Image
“I see now that when Norma flowered in our garden I became a weed, allowed to exist only where I would not be seen,… — Daniel Keyes Copy Share Image
“The most important thing had always been what other people thought-appearances before herself or her family. And righteous about it. Time and again Matt had insisted that what others thought about you wasn't the only thing in life. But it did no good. Norma had to dress well; the house had to have fine furniture; Charlie had to be kept… — Daniel Keyes Copy Share
“April 6—Today, I learned, the comma, this is, a, comma (,) a period, with, a tail, Miss Kinnian, says its, importent, because, it makes… — Daniel Keyes Copy Share Image
“Am I a genius? I don't think so. Not yet anyway. As Burt would put it, mocking the euphemisms of educational jargon, I'm exceptional-a democratic term used to avoid the damning labels of gifted and deprived (which used to mean bright and retarded) and as soon as exceptional begins to mean anything to anyone they'll change it. The idea seems… — Daniel Keyes Copy Share
“But I've learned that intelligence alone doesn't mean a damned thing. Here in your university, intelligence, education, knowledge, have all become great idols. But I know now there's one thing you've all overlooked: intelligent and education that hasn't been tempered by human affection isn't worth a damn...Intelligence is one of the greatest human gifts. But all too often a search… — Daniel Keyes Copy Share
Who's to say that my light is better than your darkness? Who's to say death is better than your darkness? Who am I to… — Daniel Keyes Copy Share Image
“You want these back, don't you? You want me out of here so you can come back and take over where you left off.… — Daniel Keyes Copy Share Image
“I see now that the path I choose through the maze makes me what I am. I am not only a thing, but also… — Daniel Keyes Copy Share Image
I put Algernon's body in a cheese box and buried him in the backyard. I cried. — Daniel Keyes Copy Share Image
I’m “exceptional”- a democratic term used to avoid the damning labels of “gifted” and “deprived” (which used to mean “bright” and “retarded”) and as soon as “exceptional” begins to mean anything to anyone they’ll change it. The idea seems to be: use an expression as long as it doesn’t mean anything to anybody. “Exceptional” refers to both ends of the… — Daniel Keyes Copy Share
