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" Preachers in pulpits talked about what a great message is in the book. No matter what you do, somebody always imputes meaning into your books. "

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" Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope, and that enables you to laugh at life's realities. "

" Step with care and great tact, and remember that Life's a Great Balancing Act. "

" Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you! "

" The problem with writing a book in verse is, to be successful, it has to sound like you knocked it off on a rainy Friday afternoon. It has to sound easy. When you can do it, it helps tremendously because it's a thing that forces kids to read on. You have this unconsummated feeling if you stop. "

" I meant what I said and I said what I meant. "

" Adults are obsolete children. "

" Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try! "

" You're never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child. "

" Hollywood is not suited for me, and I am not suited for it. "

" You can get help from teachers, but you are going to have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone in a room. "

" You're in pretty good shape for the shape you are in. "

" Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not. "

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" How did it get so late so soon? Its night before its afternoon. December is here before its June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon? "

" A person's a person, no matter how small. "

" From there to here, and here to there, funny things are everywhere. "

" You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You're on your own, and you know what you know. And you are the guy who'll decide where to go. "

" The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go. "

" Only you can control your future. "

" Maybe Christmas, the Grinch thought, doesn't come from a store. "

" You make 'em, I amuse 'em. "

" I stay out of politics because if I begin thinking too much about politics, I'll probably... drop writing children's books and become a political cartoonist again. "

" I start drawing, and eventually the characters involve themselves in a situation. Then in the end, I go back and try to cut out most of the preachments. "

" Fun is good. "

" Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened. "

" Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one. "

" I've heard there are troubles of more than one kind; some come from ahead, and some come from behind. But I've brought a big bat. I'm all ready, you see; now my troubles are going to have troubles with me! "