Perthro

“People resent being shown that they don't approach the complexities of the problem - they don't know what exists beyond the surface ripples.”
― Daniel Keyes, Flowers for Algernon

“I started out the evening with every intention of being pleasant and making friends. But these days I have trouble getting through to people. I don’t know if it’s me or them, but any attempt at conversation usually fades away in a minute or two, and the barriers go up. Is it because they are afraid of me? Or is it that deep down they don’t care and I feel the same about them?”
― Daniel Keyes, Flowers for Algernon

“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 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 a damn.”
― Daniel Keyes, Flowers for Algernon

“But the deeper I get tangled up in this mass of dreams and memories the more I realize that emotional problems can’t be solved as intellectual problems are.”
― Daniel Keyes, Flowers for Algernon