Quote by: Daniel Keyes

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.


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Author Bio


  • NameDaniel Keyes
  • DescriptionAmerican author
  • BornAugust 9, 1927
  • DiedJune 15, 2014
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionNovelist; Science Fiction Writer
  • WorksFlowers For Algernon
  • AwardsNebula Award