Flowers for Algernon

Book · 4 characters · 410 quotes · 1966

Quotes from Flowers for Algernon

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"I see the truth about humanity now."
Charlie Gordon Truth
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"Ignorance would have been safer."
Charlie Gordon Wisdom
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"The operation was the greatest and worst thing that ever happened to me."
Charlie Gordon Change
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"I've learned that love transcends intelligence."
Charlie Gordon Love
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"The world is beautiful when you don't understand it."
Charlie Gordon Beauty
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"Memory is both a gift and a curse."
Charlie Gordon Creativity
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"Please don't hate me for what I became."
Charlie Gordon Hope
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"I was a better man when I was simple."
Charlie Gordon Wisdom
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"The greatest tragedy is understanding what you're losing."
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"Intelligence breeds nothing but suffering."
Charlie Gordon Philosophy
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"I've loved and lost what I'll never have again."
Charlie Gordon Love
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"They expect me to be grateful for this curse."
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"I want to help others who are like I was."
Charlie Gordon Kindness
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"Algernon shows me what I will become."
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"Success means nothing if you lose yourself in the pursuit of it."
Charlie Gordon Success
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"The more I learn, the more alone I become."
Charlie Gordon Solitude
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"I see myself clearly now, and it's unbearable."
Charlie Gordon Truth
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"I'm terrified of becoming what I was."
Charlie Gordon Fear
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"Ignorance was bliss, but knowledge is a burden."
Charlie Gordon Wisdom
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"Each day I'm losing what I gained so quickly."
Charlie Gordon Time
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"My parents never understood what I could become."
Charlie Gordon Family
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"Friendship means you understand each other without words."
Algernon Friendship
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"I was happy before I knew too much."
Charlie Gordon Happiness
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"I've become a monster of my own making."
Charlie Gordon Power
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"What does it mean to be smart if you can't connect with another human being?"
Charlie Gordon Wisdom
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"I keep remembering my past self with such contempt."
Charlie Gordon Change
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"They laugh at me. I don't care anymore."
Charlie Gordon Courage
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"I want to understand what is happening to me."
Charlie Gordon Knowledge
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"I'm a liar and a cheat. I've pretended to be someone I'm not."
Charlie Gordon Truth
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"This is my last coherent thought, so I'm making it count."
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