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Time is a gift, given to you, given to give you the time you need, the time you need to have the time of your life.

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Norton Juster
Age: 91 †
Born: 1929
Born: June 2
Died: 2021
Died: March 8
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Expect everything, I always say, and the unexpected never happens.
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I write best in the morning, and I can only write for about half a day, that's about it.
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if something is there, you can only see it with your eyes open, but if it isn't there, you can see it just as well with your eyes closed. That's why imaginary things are often easier to see than real ones.
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There is much worth noticing that often escapes the eye.
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You see, to tall men I'm a midget, and to short men I'm a giant to the skinny ones I'm a fat man, and to the fat ones I'm a thin man.
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We never choose which words to use, for as long as they mean what they mean to mean, we don’t care if they make sense or nonsense.
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I never knew words could be so confusing, Milo said to Tock as he bent down to scratch the dog's ear. Only when you use a lot to say a little, answered Tock. Milo thought this was quite the wisest thing he'd heard all day.
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Just because you have a choice, it doesn't mean that any of them 'has' to be right.
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If you want sense, you'll have to make it yourself.
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