"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."

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Source : Bert Coules, Daniel Keyes (1993). “The Play of Daniel Keyes' Flowers for Algernon”, p.67, Heinemann

Daniel Keyes

#Hurt Quotes #People Quotes #Laughing Quotes

“I'm a classical type of guy. Whatever's out at that point in time, I like it. I just put my own twist on it, and we go from there.”
“Those lessons that I got along the way are the ones that have shaped my life for the last 20 years.”
“Of all the noises known to man, opera is the most expensive.”
“A waiting person is a patient person. The word patience means the willingness to stay where we are and live the situation out to the full in the belief that something hidden there will manifest itself to us.”
“Our asylum system is sick.”
“We've no use for intellectuals in this outfit. What we need is chimpanzees. Let me give you a word of advice: never say a word to us about being intelligent. We will think for you, my friend. Don't forget it.”
“I see far stronger and more charismatic personalities strolling around Philadelphia's neighborhoods than are being featured in most of today's bland daytime soaps.”
“Familiar acts are beautiful through love.”

Source : Percy Bysshe Shelley (1820). “Prometheus Unbound: A Lyrical Drama in Four Acts with Other Poems”, p.143

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