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You can't have everything you want in one woman.

— Daniel Keyes Flowers for Algernon (1966)

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There are a lot of people who will give money or materials, but very few who will give time and affection.

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Intelligence is one of the greatest human gifts. But all too often a search for knowledge drives out the search for love.

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Even a feeble-minded man wants to be like other men.

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Intelligence without the ability to give and receive affection leads to mental and moral breakdown, to neurosis, and possibly even psychosis.

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People resent being shown that they don't approach the complexities of the problem — they don't know what exists beyond the surface ripples.

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