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 of many ways--and knowing the paths I have followed and the ones left to take will help me understand what I am becoming. Daniel Keyes More Quotes by Daniel Keyes More Quotes From Daniel Keyes When he admitted this to me, I found myself almost annoyed. It was as if he'd hidden this part of himself in order to deceive me, pretending-- as do many people I've discovered--to be what he is not. No one I've ever known is what he appears to be on the surface. Daniel Keyes annoyed order people Because I want to see. I've got to know what's going to happen while I'm still enough in control to be able to do something about it. Daniel Keyes able enough want A child may not know how to feed itself, or what to eat, yet it knows hunger. Daniel Keyes hunger may children I'm not close to him." He looked at me defiantly. "But he's put his whole life into this. He's no Freud or Jung or Pavlov or Watson, but he's doing something important and I respect his dedication - maybe even more because he's just an ordinary man trying to do a great man's work, while the great men are all busy making bombs. Daniel Keyes dedication important men How can I make him understand that he did not create me? He makes the same mistake as the others when they look at a feeble-minded person and laugh because they don't understand there are human feelings involved. Daniel Keyes mistake feelings laughing Remembering how my mother looked before she gave birth to my sister is frightening. But even more frightening is the feeling that I wanted them to catch me and beat me. Why did I want to be punished? Shadows out of the past clutch at my legs and drag me down. I open my mouth to scream, but I am voiceless. My hands are trembling, I feel cold, and there is a distant humming in my ears. Daniel Keyes mother hands past I love the fact that 'Flowers for Algernon' is doing its part to get people reading. Daniel Keyes flowers reading love people I thought: 'My education is driving a wedge between me and the people I love.' And then I wondered: 'What would happen if it were possible to increase a person's intelligence?' Daniel Keyes me education love people I've learned that intelligence alone doesn't mean a damn thing. It only leads to violence and pain. Daniel Keyes alone intelligence pain violence My father was in the paper recycling business back before they called it recycling. Daniel Keyes back recycling business father
