Intelligence is one of the greatest human gifts. But all too often a search for knowledge drives out the search for love. This is something else I've discovered for myself very recently. I present it to you as a hypothesis: Intelligence without the ability to give and receive affection leads to mental and moral breakdown, to neurosis, and possibly even psychosis. And I say that the mind absorbed in and involved in itself as a self-centered end, to the exclusion of human relationships, can only lead to violence and pain.
Only a short time ago, I learned that people laughed at me. Now I can see that unknowingly I joined them in laughing at myself. That hurts the most. - Daniel Keyes
Only a short time ago, I learned that people laughed at me. Now I can see that unknowingly I joined them in laughing at myself. That hurts the most.
- Daniel Keyes
Who's to say that my light is better than your darkness? Who's to say death is better than your darkness? Who am I to say? - Daniel Keyes
Who's to say that my light is better than your darkness? Who's to say death is better than your darkness? Who am I to say?
Just leave me alone. I'm not myself. I'm falling apart, and I don't want you here. - Daniel Keyes
Just leave me alone. I'm not myself. I'm falling apart, and I don't want you here.
I don’t know what’s worse: to not know what you are and be happy, or to become what you’ve always wanted to be, and feel alone. - Daniel Keyes
I don’t know what’s worse: to not know what you are and be happy, or to become what you’ve always wanted to be, and feel alone.
Im like a man whos been half-asleep all his life, trying to find out what he was like before he woke up. - Daniel Keyes
Im like a man whos been half-asleep all his life, trying to find out what he was like before he woke up.
There are a lot of people who will give money or materials, but very few who will give time and affection. - Daniel Keyes
There are a lot of people who will give money or materials, but very few who will give time and affection.
If your smart you can have lots of frends to talk to and you never get lonley by yourself all the time. - Daniel Keyes
If your smart you can have lots of frends to talk to and you never get lonley by yourself all the time.
I am afraid. Not of life, or death, or nothingness, but of wasting it as if I had never been. - Daniel Keyes
I am afraid. Not of life, or death, or nothingness, but of wasting it as if I had never been.
Now I understand that one of the important reasons for going to college and getting an education is to learn that the things you've believed in all y… - Daniel Keyes
Now I understand that one of the important reasons for going to college and getting an education is to learn that the things you've believed in all y…
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