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Daniel Keyes, Flowers for Algernon Quotes: What an incredible thing! How much less they had than other human beings. Mentally retarded, deaf, mute - and still eagerly sanding benches.
         

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


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Thank God for books and music and things I can think about.



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