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> [“Strauss shook his head. "The point I've been trying to make is that this money is intended for research. No one can ever know in advance if a project is going to result in something useful. Results are often negative.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-keyes/strauss-shook-his-head-the-point-i-ve-been-trying-to-make-is-that/)

[Daniel Keyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-keyes/)

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> [“Strauss again brought up my need to speak and wrtie simply and directly so that people will understand me. He reminds me that language is sometimes a barrier instead of a pathway. Ironic to find myself on the other side…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-keyes/strauss-again-brought-up-my-need-to-speak-and-wrtie-simply-and/)

[Daniel Keyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-keyes/)

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## More by Daniel Keyes

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-keyes/the-path-i-choose-through-the-maze-makes-me-what-i-am-i-am-not-only-a/)

[Daniel Keyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-keyes/)

> [“I see now that when Norma flowered in our garden I became a weed, allowed to exist only where I would not be seen,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-keyes/i-see-now-that-when-norma-flowered-in-our-garden-i-became-a-weed/)

[Daniel Keyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-keyes/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-keyes/the-most-important-thing-had-always-been-what-other-people-thought/)

[Daniel Keyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-keyes/)

> [“April 6—Today, I learned, the comma, this is, a, comma (,) a period, with, a tail, Miss Kinnian, says its, importent, because, it makes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-keyes/april-6-today-i-learned-the-comma-this-is-a-comma-a-period-with-a/)

[Daniel Keyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-keyes/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-keyes/am-i-a-genius-i-don-t-think-so-not-yet-anyway-as-burt-would-put-it/)

[Daniel Keyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-keyes/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-keyes/but-i-ve-learned-that-intelligence-alone-doesn-t-mean-a-damned-thing/)

[Daniel Keyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-keyes/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-keyes/who-s-to-say-that-my-light-is-better-than-your-darkness-who-s-to-say/)

[Daniel Keyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-keyes/)

> [“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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-keyes/you-want-these-back-don-t-you-you-want-me-out-of-here-so-you-can-come/)

[Daniel Keyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-keyes/)

> [“I see now that the path I choose through the maze makes me what I am. I am not only a thing, but also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-keyes/i-see-now-that-the-path-i-choose-through-the-maze-makes-me-what-i-am/)

[Daniel Keyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-keyes/)

> [I put Algernon's body in a cheese box and buried him in the backyard. I cried.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-keyes/i-put-algernon-s-body-in-a-cheese-box-and-buried-him-in-the-backyard/)

[Daniel Keyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-keyes/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-keyes/i-m-exceptional-a-democratic-term-used-to-avoid-the-damning-labels-of/)

[Daniel Keyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-keyes/)

> [“Even a feeble-minded man wants to be like other men.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-keyes/even-a-feeble-minded-man-wants-to-be-like-other-men/)

[Daniel Keyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-keyes/)

> [“Downhill. Thoughts of suicide to stop it all now while I am still in control and aware of the world around me. But then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-keyes/downhill-thoughts-of-suicide-to-stop-it-all-now-while-i-am-still-in/)

[Daniel Keyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-keyes/)

> [“I hated her as I had never hated anyone before—with her easy answers and maternal fussing. I wanted to slap her face, to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-keyes/i-hated-her-as-i-had-never-hated-anyone-before-with-her-easy-answers/)

[Daniel Keyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-keyes/)

> [Intelligence is one of the greatest human gifts. But all too often a search for knowledge drives out the search for love. This is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-keyes/intelligence-is-one-of-the-greatest-human-gifts-but-all-too-often-a/)

[Daniel Keyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-keyes/)

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