I don’t know what’s worse: to not know what you are and be happy, or to become what you’ve always wanted to… — Daniel Keyes Copy Share Image
Only a short time ago, I learned that people laughed at me. Now I can see that unknowingly I joined them in… — Daniel Keyes Comedy Copy Share Image
Im like a man whos been half-asleep all his life, trying to find out what he was like before he woke up. — Daniel Keyes Asleep Copy Share Image
I am afraid. Not of life, or death, or nothingness, but of wasting it as if I had never been. — Daniel Keyes Copy Share Image
Strange about learning; the farther I go the more I see that I never knew even existed. — Daniel Keyes Copy Share Image
How strange it is that people of honest feelings and sensibilty, who would not take advantage of a man born without arms… — Daniel Keyes Advantage Copy Share Image
The answer can't be found in books - or be solved by bringing it to other people. Not unless you want to… — Daniel Keyes Copy Share Image
“A short while ago I foolishly thought I could learn everything - all the knowledge in the world. Now I hope only… — Daniel Keyes Education Copy Share Image
And now - Plato's words mock me in the shadows on the ledge behind the flames: '...the men of the cave would… — Daniel Keyes Copy Share Image
“Dan, you don’t mean to tell me that you didn’t get in touch with the bookstores in Detroit and tell them about… — Daniel Keyes Copy Share Image
Strange about learning; the farther I go the more I see that I never knew even existed. A short while ago I… — Daniel Keyes Copy Share Image
“what’s wrong with a person wanting to be more intelligent, to acquire knowledge, and understand himself and the world?” “If you’d read… — Daniel Keyes Knowledge 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… — Daniel Keyes Copy Share Image
Dr Strauss said I had something that was very good. He said I had a good motor-vation. I never ever knew I… — Daniel Keyes Body Copy Share Image
“The feeling of cold grayness was everywhere around me-a sense of resignation. There had been no talk of rehabilitation, of cure, of… — Daniel Keyes Copy Share Image
“The universe was exploding, each particle away from the next, hurtling us into dark and lonely space, eternally tearing us away from… — Daniel Keyes Death 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… — Daniel Keyes Flowers-for-algernon 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”)… — Daniel Keyes Copy Share Image
“You see that bottle?” I told him I had wondered about it when we came into his office. “Well, how many people… — Daniel Keyes Copy Share Image
Remembering how my mother looked before she gave birth to my sister is frightening. But even more frightening is the feeling that… — 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,… — Daniel Keyes Money Copy Share Image
No one really starts anything new, Mrs. Nemur. Everyone builds on other men's failures. There is nothing really original in science. What… — Daniel Keyes Failures Copy Share Image
“As soon as . . . begins to mean anything to anyone they'll change it. The idea seems to be: use an… — Daniel Keyes Depression Copy Share Image
“Results are often negative. We learn what something is not - and that is as important as a positive discovery to the… — Daniel Keyes Failure Copy Share Image
I was her bestist pupil in the Beckman School for retarted adults and I tryed the hardist becus I reely wantd to… — Daniel Keyes Adults Copy Share Image
“But I know now there’s one thing you’ve all overlooked: intelligence and education that hasn’t been tempered by human affection isn’t worth… — Daniel Keyes Education 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,… — Daniel Keyes Awareness Copy Share Image
“My studies are going well. The university library is my second home now. They've had to get me a private room because… — Daniel Keyes Books Copy Share Image
“Strauss again brought up my need to speak and wrtie simply and directly so that people will understand me. He reminds me… — Daniel Keyes Copy Share Image
How can I make him understand that he did not create me? He makes the same mistake as the others when they… — Daniel Keyes Feelings Copy Share Image
...Don't feel sorry for me. I'm glad I had a second chance in life like you said to be smart because I… — Daniel Keyes Being smart Copy Share Image
“Intelligence without the ability to give and receive affection leads to mental and moral breakdown, to neurosis, and possibly even psychosis. And… — Daniel Keyes Human relationship Copy Share Image
When he admitted this to me, I found myself almost annoyed. It was as if he'd hidden this part of himself in… — Daniel Keyes Copy Share Image
“And other times there would be tenderness and holding-close liek a warm bath, and hands stroking my hair and brow, and the… — Daniel Keyes Copy Share Image
“The depressing thing is that so many of the ideas on which our psychologists base their beliefs about human intelligence, memory, and… — Daniel Keyes Depressing Copy Share Image
“Strauss shook his head. "The point I've been trying to make is that this money is intended for research. No one can… — Daniel Keyes Money Copy Share Image
I can't help but admire the structural linguists who have carved out for themselves a linguistic discipline based on the deterioration of… — Daniel Keyes Copy Share Image
“As the boy’s vacant eyes moved across the crowd of amused onlookers, he slowly mirrored their smiles and finally broke into an… — Daniel Keyes Copy Share Image
“Glaring coldly at us, the small crowd got out of their hard back chairs and zombied down the hall until the closing… — Daniel Keyes Copy Share Image
“I'm living at a peak of clarity and beauty I never knew existed. Every part of me is attuned to the work.… — Daniel Keyes Beauty Copy Share Image
