“The path I choose through the maze makes me what I am. I am not only a thing, but also a way of being--one of many ways--and knowing the paths I have followed and the ones left to take will help me understand what I am becoming.”

— Daniel Keyes, book Flowers for Algernon

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American author 1927–2014

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one of many ways — and knowing the paths I have followed and the ones left to take will help me understand what I am becoming.
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