I'm not close to him." He looked at me defiantly. "But he's put his whole life into this. He's no Freud or Jung or Pavlov or Watson, but he's doing something important and I respect his dedication - maybe even… — Daniel Keyes Copy Share Image
“It's paradoxical that an ordinary man like Nemur presumes to devote himself to making other people geniuses. He would like to be thought of as the discoverer of new laws of learning—the Einstein of psychology. And he has the teacher's… — Daniel Keyes Copy Share Image
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… — Daniel Keyes Copy Share Image
“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… — Daniel Keyes Copy Share Image
“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… — Daniel Keyes Copy Share Image
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… — Daniel Keyes Copy Share Image
