

“I see now that when Norma flowered in our garden I became a weed, allowed to exist only where I would not be seen, in corners and dark places.”
― Flowers for Algernon
― Flowers for Algernon

“One of the things that confuses me is never really knowing when something comes up from my past, whether it really happened that way, or if that was the way it seemed to be at the time, or if I’m inventing it. I’m like a man who’s been half-asleep all his life, trying to find out what he was like before he woke up.”
― Flowers for Algernon
― Flowers for Algernon

“There are a lot of people who will give money or materials, but very few who will give time and affection.”
― Flowers for Algernon
― Flowers for Algernon

“Why am I always looking at life through a window?”
― Flowers for Algernon
― Flowers for Algernon

“The only question now is: How much can I hang on to?”
― Flowers for Algernon
― Flowers for Algernon
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