Quotes by Daniel Keyes

I am in love with what I am doing, because the answer to this problem is right here in my mind, and soon - very soon - it will burst into consciousness.

How many great men didnt know enough, or have enough faith in the creative process and in themselves, to let go for the whole mind to work at it?

This is beauty, love, and truth all rolled into one. This is joy. And now that Ive found it, how can I give it up? Life and work are the most wonderful things a man can have.

Even in the world of make-believe there have to be rules. The parts have to be consistent and belong together.

Even a feeble-minded man wants to be like other men.A child may not know how to feed itself, or what to eat, yet it knows hunger.

ARTIFICIALLY-INDUCED INTELLIGENCE DETERIORATES AT A RATE OF TIME DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL TO THE QUANTITY OF THE INCREASE.

The world around me and my past seem far away and distorted, as if time and space were taffy being stretched and looped and twisted out of shape.

It doesnt mean, she shrugged. It just is

The more she talked that way, the worse I felt. She highlighted my awkwardness, my lack of knowledge about the right things to say and do. I was a blundering adolescent in her eyes, and she was trying to let me down easy.

I dont know why I resented it so intensely to have them think of me as something newly minted in their private treasury, but it was-I am certain-echoes of that idea that had been sounding in the chambers of my mind from the time we had arrived in Chicago. I wanted to get up and show everyone what a fool he was, to shout at him: Im a human being, a person - with parents and memories and a history - and I was before you ever wheeled me into that operating room!

Even a feeble-minded man wants to be like other men.--Charlie Gordan

Shut up!Leave him alone! He cant understand. He cant help what he is ... but for Gods sake, have some respect! Hes a human being!

Other people had something I lacked something denied me. In my mental blindness, I had believed it was somehow connected with the ability to read and write, and I was sure that if I could get those skills I would have intelligence too.Even a feeble-minded man wants to be like other men. A child may not know how to feed itself, or what to eat, yet it knows hunger.

Its a strange sensation to pick up a book you read and enjoyed just a few months ago and discover you dont remember it.

The answer cant be found in books - or be solved by bringing it to other people. Not unless you want to remain a child all your life. Youve got to find the answer inside you - feel the right thing to do. Charlie, youve got to learn to trust yourself

I was afraid it would come to this, but I have no patience with her now. Im jealous of every moment away from the work - impatient with any one who tries to steal my time.

Every part of me is attuned to the work. I soak it up to my pores during the day, and at night - in the moments before I pass off into sleep - ideas explode into my head like fireworks.

What an incredible thing! How much less they had than other human beings. Mentally retarded, deaf, mute - and still eagerly sanding benches.

Ordinary people, she said, can see only a little bit. They cant change much or go any higher than they are, but youre a genius. Youll keep going up and up, and see more and more. And each step will reveal worlds you never even knew existed.

I pray God it is the answer I want, but if not I will accept any answer at all and try to be grateful for what I had.