Daniel Keyes Quotes

“Even a feeble-minded man wants to be like other men.
A child may not know how to feed itself, or what to eat, yet it knows hunger.”
― Daniel Keyes, Flowers for Algernon

“The odors of the laboratory animals, dogs, monkeys, mice, spin me back into memories, and it is difficult to know whether I am experiencing a new sensation or recalling the past. It is impossible to tell what proportion is memory and what exists here and now- so that a strange compound is formed of memory and reality; past and present; response to stimuli stored in my brain centers, and response to stimuli in this room. It's as if all the things I've learned have fused into a crystal universe spinning before me so that I can see all the facets of it reflected in gorgeous bursts of light.”
― Daniel Keyes, Flowers for Algernon

“P.S. Пожалуйста, если у вас будет возможность, положите цветы на могилу Элджернона во дворе”
― Daniel Keyes, Flowers for Algernon

“Я не знаю, что хуже: не знать, кто ты, и быть счастливым, или стать тем, кем ты всегда хотел быть, и чувствовать себя одиноким.”
― Daniel Keyes, Flowers for Algernon

“April 3 - Finished Robinson Crusoe. I want to find out more about what happens to him but Miss Kinnian says that's all there is. WHY”
― Daniel Keyes