“You've got to find the answer inside you — feel the right thing to do.”

— Daniel Keyes, book Flowers for Algernon

Flowers for Algernon (1966)
Context: The answer can't be found in books — or be solved by bringing it to other people. Not unless you want to remain a child all your life. You've got to find the answer inside you — feel the right thing to do.

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