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> [“The universe was exploding, each particle away from the next, hurtling us into dark and lonely space, eternally tearing us away from each other-- child out of the womb, friend away from friend, moving from each other, each through his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-keyes/the-universe-was-exploding-each-particle-away-from-the-next-hurtling-2/)

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

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> [“The universe was exploding, each particle away from the next, hurtling us into dark and lonely space, eternally tearing us away from each other—child out of the womb, friend away from friend, moving from each other, each through his own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-keyes/the-universe-was-exploding-each-particle-away-from-the-next-hurtling-3/)

[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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