"We learn what something is not β and that is as important as a positive discovery to the man who is going to pick up from there. At least he knows what not to do."
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Daniel Keyes
Daniel Keyes (August 9, 1927 β June 15, 2014) was an American author most famous for his Hugo award-winning short story Flowers for Algernon and the Nebula award-winning novel into which he developed the story.
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