“And now - Plato's words mock me in the shadows on the ledge behind the flames: '...the men of the cave would say of him that up he went and down he came without his eyes.”
― Flowers for Algernon
― Flowers for Algernon
“I passed your floor on the way up, and now I’m passing it on the way down, and I don’t think I’ll be taking this elevator again.”
― Flowers for Algernon
― Flowers for Algernon
“The problem, dear professor, is that you wanted someone who could be made intelligent but still be kept in a cage and displayed when necessary to reap the honors you seek. The hitch is that I'm a person.”
― Flowers for Algernon
― Flowers for Algernon
“Why am I always looking at life through a window?”
― 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
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