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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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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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You see. . . it's really quite strenuous doing nothing all day, so once a week we take a holiday and go nowhere, which was just where we were going when you came along. Would you care to join us?
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They all looked very much like the residents of any small valley to which you've never been.
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Why not? That's a good reason for almost anything - a bit used perhaps, but still quite serviceable.
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And some looked even more like each other than they did like themselves.
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And remember, also, added the Princess of Sweet Rhyme, that many places you would like to see are just off the map and many things you want to know are just out of sight or a little beyond your reach. But someday you'll reach them all, for what you learn today, for no reason at all, will help you discover all the wonderful secrets of tomorrow.
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Whether or not you find your own way, you're bound to find some way. If you happen to find my way, please return it, as it was lost years ago. I imagine by now it's quite rusty.
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You must never feel badly about making mistakes.
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Expect everything, I always say, and the unexpected never happens.
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Since you got here by not thinking, it seems reasonable to expect that, in order to get out, you must start thinking.
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Have you ever heard a blindfolded octopus unwrap a cellophane-covered bathtub?
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A slavish concern for the composition of words is the sign of a bankrupt intellect. Be gone, odious wasp! You smell of decayed syllables.
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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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You see, years ago I was just an ordinary bee minding my own business, smelling flowers all day, and occasionally picking up part-time work in people's bonnets. Then one day I realized that I'd never amount to anything without an education and, being naturally adept at spelling, I decided that—
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He paused again as a tear of longing rolled from cheek to lip with the sweet-salty taste of an old memory.
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A good book written for children can be read by adults
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When he was in school he longed to be out, and when he was out he longed to be in. On the way he thought about coming home, and coming home he thought about going. Wherever he was he wished he were somewhere else, and when he got there he wondered why he'd even bothered.
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You can't improve sound by having only silence. The problem is to use each at the proper time.
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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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But I suppose there's a lot to see everywhere, if only you keep your eyes open.
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