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Norton Juster Quotes

I'll continue to see things as a child. It's not so far to fall Picture Quote #1

Expect everything, I always say, and the unexpected never happens Picture Quote #1

I think really good books can be read by anybody Picture Quote #1

There are good books and there are bad books, period, that's the distinction Picture Quote #1

One of the problems you have when you read with kids is that once they like something they want you to read it a hundred times Picture Quote #1

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? Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

Every sunrise gives you a new beginning and a new ending. Let this morning be a new beginning to a better relationship and a new ending to the bad memories. Its an opportunity to enjoy life, breathe freely, think and love. Be grateful for this beautiful day Picture Quote #1

No one paid any attention to how things looked, and as they moved faster and faster everything grew uglier and dirtier, and as everything grew uglier and dirtier they moved faster and faster, and at last a very strange thing began to happen. Because nobody cared, the city slowly began to disappear. Day by day the buildings grew fainter and fainter, and the streets faded away, until at last it was entirely invisible. There was nothing to see at all Picture Quote #1

You must never feel badly about making mistakes... as long as you take the trouble to learn from them. For you often learn more by being wrong for the right reasons than you do by being right for the wrong reasons Picture Quote #1

I think kids slowly begin to realize that what they're learning relates to other things they know. Then learning starts to get more and more exciting Picture Quote #1

And that’s why people no longer care which words they use as long as they use lots of them Picture Quote #1

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The only thing you can do easily is be wrong, and that's hardly worth the effort Picture Quote #1

It's not just learning that's important. It's learning what to do with what you learn and learning why you learn things that matters Picture Quote #1

People always ask about my influences, and they cite a bunch of people I've never heard of Picture Quote #1

The only other thing which I think is important is: Don't write a book or start a book with the expectation of communicating a message in a very important way Picture Quote #1

The most important reason for going from one place to another is to see what's in between, and they took great pleasure in doing just that Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

When you're very young and you learn something - a fact, a piece of information, whatever - it doesn't connect to anything Picture Quote #1

I write best in the morning, and I can only write for about half a day, that's about it Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

But just because you can never reach it, doesn't mean that it's not worth looking for Picture Quote #1

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They all looked very much like the residents of any small valley to which you've never been Picture Quote #1

Since you got here by not thinking, it seems reasonable to expect that, in order to get out, you must start thinking Picture Quote #1

Perhaps someday you can have one city as easy to see as illusions and as hard to forget as reality Picture Quote #1

Just because you have a choice, it doesn't mean that any of them 'has' to be right Picture Quote #1

But I suppose there's a lot to see everywhere, if only you keep your eyes open Picture Quote #1

He paused again as a tear of longing rolled from cheek to lip with the sweet-salty taste of an old memory Picture Quote #1

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I'll continue to see things as a child. It's not so far to fall (Norton Juster Quotes) Expect everything, I always say, and the unexpected never happens (Norton Juster Quotes) I think really good books can be read by anybody (Norton Juster Quotes) There are good books and there are bad books, period, that's the distinction (Norton Juster Quotes) One of the problems you have when you read with kids is that once they like something they want you to read it a hundred times (Norton Juster Quotes) 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? (Norton Juster Quotes) 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 (Norton Juster Quotes) Every sunrise gives you a new beginning and a new ending. Let this morning be a new beginning to a better relationship and a new ending to the bad memories. Its an opportunity to enjoy life, breathe freely, think and love. Be grateful for this beautiful day (Norton Juster Quotes) No one paid any attention to how things looked, and as they moved faster and faster everything grew uglier and dirtier, and as everything grew uglier and dirtier they moved faster and faster, and at last a very strange thing began to happen. Because nobody cared, the city slowly began to disappear. Day by day the buildings grew fainter and fainter, and the streets faded away, until at last it was entirely invisible. There was nothing to see at all (Norton Juster Quotes) You must never feel badly about making mistakes... as long as you take the trouble to learn from them. For you often learn more by being wrong for the right reasons than you do by being right for the wrong reasons (Norton Juster Quotes) I think kids slowly begin to realize that what they're learning relates to other things they know. Then learning starts to get more and more exciting (Norton Juster Quotes) And that’s why people no longer care which words they use as long as they use lots of them (Norton Juster Quotes) The only thing you can do easily is be wrong, and that's hardly worth the effort (Norton Juster Quotes) It's not just learning that's important. It's learning what to do with what you learn and learning why you learn things that matters (Norton Juster Quotes) People always ask about my influences, and they cite a bunch of people I've never heard of (Norton Juster Quotes) The only other thing which I think is important is: Don't write a book or start a book with the expectation of communicating a message in a very important way (Norton Juster Quotes) The most important reason for going from one place to another is to see what's in between, and they took great pleasure in doing just that (Norton Juster Quotes) 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 (Norton Juster Quotes) A slavish concern for the composition of words is the sign of a bankrupt intellect. Be gone, odious wasp! You smell of decayed syllables (Norton Juster Quotes) When you're very young and you learn something - a fact, a piece of information, whatever - it doesn't connect to anything (Norton Juster Quotes) I write best in the morning, and I can only write for about half a day, that's about it (Norton Juster Quotes) 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 (Norton Juster Quotes) 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 (Norton Juster Quotes) But just because you can never reach it, doesn't mean that it's not worth looking for (Norton Juster Quotes) They all looked very much like the residents of any small valley to which you've never been (Norton Juster Quotes) Since you got here by not thinking, it seems reasonable to expect that, in order to get out, you must start thinking (Norton Juster Quotes) Perhaps someday you can have one city as easy to see as illusions and as hard to forget as reality (Norton Juster Quotes) Just because you have a choice, it doesn't mean that any of them 'has' to be right (Norton Juster Quotes) But I suppose there's a lot to see everywhere, if only you keep your eyes open (Norton Juster Quotes) He paused again as a tear of longing rolled from cheek to lip with the sweet-salty taste of an old memory (Norton Juster Quotes)

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