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I think really good books can be read by anybody.

Norton Juster

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Norton Juster
Age: 91 †
Born: 1929
Born: June 2
Died: 2021
Died: March 8
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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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What you can do is often simply a matter of what you will do.
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Freedom is not a license for chaos.
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You must never feel badly about making mistakes.
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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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If you want sense, you'll have to make it yourself.
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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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