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Norton Juster
Age: 91 †
Born: 1929
Born: June 2
Died: 2021
Died: March 8
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More quotes by Norton Juster
Have you ever heard a blindfolded octopus unwrap a cellophane-covered bathtub?
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It's bad enough wasting time without killing it.
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Oh dear, all those words again, thought Milo as he climbed into the wagon with Tock and the cabinet members. How are you going to make it move? It doesn't have a-- Be very quiet, advised the duke, for it goes without saying.
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The Mathemagician nodded knowingly and stroked his chin several times. “You’ll find,” he remarked gently, “that the only thing you can do easily is be wrong, and that’s hardly worth the effort.
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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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AHA! interrupted Officer Shrift, making another note in his little book. Just as I thought: boys are the cause of everything.
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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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The only thing you can do easily is be wrong, and that's hardly worth the effort.
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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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Perhaps someday you can have one city as easy to see as Illusions and as hard to forget as Reality.
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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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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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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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That's the way most everyone gets here. It's really quite simple: every time you decide something without having a good reason, you jump to Conclusions whether you like it or not. It's such an easy trip to make that I've been here hundreds of times.
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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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Why not? That's a good reason for almost anything - a bit used perhaps, but still quite serviceable.
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There is much worth noticing that often escapes the eye.
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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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Freedom is not a license for chaos.
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Expectations is the place you must always go to before you get to where you're going. Of course, some people never go beyond Expectations, but my job is to hurry them along whether they like it or not.
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