Remembering how my mother looked before she gave birth to my sister is frightening. But even more frightening is the feeling that I wanted them to catch me and beat me. Why did I want to be punished? Shadows out of the past clutch at my legs and drag me down. I open my mouth to scream, but I am voiceless. My hands are trembling, I feel cold, and there is a distant humming in my ears.


Flowers For Algernon (ed. Hachette UK, 2012) - ISBN: 9780575088498

Daniel Keyes Quotes

Remembering how my mother looked before she gave birth to my sister is frightening. But even more frightening is the feeling that I wanted them to...

Remembering how my mother looked before she gave birth to my sister is frightening. But even more frightening is the feeling that I wanted them to...

Remembering how my mother looked before she gave birth to my sister is frightening. But even more frightening is the feeling that I wanted them to...

Remembering how my mother looked before she gave birth to my sister is frightening. But even more frightening is the feeling that I wanted them to...