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> [“The world was all magic, and he had a special bottle of it in his right hand.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-steig/the-world-was-all-magic-and-he-had-a-special-bottle-of-it-in-his/)

[William Steig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-steig/)

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## More by William Steig

> [People are no damned good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-steig/people-are-no-damned-good/)

[William Steig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-steig/)

> [“Never had he been subjected to such rude treatment. How long could it last? How long, he wondered, could he abide it?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-steig/never-had-he-been-subjected-to-such-rude-treatment-how-long-could-it/)

[William Steig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-steig/)

> [“The world was all magic, and he had a special bottle of it in his right hand.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-steig/the-world-was-all-magic-and-he-had-a-special-bottle-of-it-in-his/)

[William Steig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-steig/)

> [“Otchky-potchky, itchky-pitch, Pay attention to this witch. A donkey takes you to a knight -- Him you conquer in a fight. Then you wed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-steig/otchky-potchky-itchky-pitch-pay-attention-to-this-witch-a-donkey/)

[William Steig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-steig/)

> [To tell the truth, I don't read children's books. I'm an adult. I just write them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-steig/to-tell-the-truth-i-don-t-read-children-s-books-i-m-an-adult-i-just/)

[William Steig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-steig/)

> [did you ever see anybody so disgusting: said lightning to thunder, "never" thunder growled thunder, "lets give him the works](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-steig/did-you-ever-see-anybody-so-disgusting-said-lightning-to-thunder/)

[William Steig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-steig/)

> [“How did the world ever manage without me before I was born?' he wondered. 'Didn't they feel something was missing?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-steig/how-did-the-world-ever-manage-without-me-before-i-was-born-he/)

[William Steig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-steig/)

> [“Why had he wanted to be rich, or to feel rich? Was he an unhappy mouse before? Didn't he see the King himself often…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-steig/why-had-he-wanted-to-be-rich-or-to-feel-rich-was-he-an-unhappy-mouse/)

[William Steig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-steig/)

> [How deeply one felt when alone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-steig/how-deeply-one-felt-when-alone/)

[William Steig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-steig/)

> [“Somewhere out there, in the night sky-and it could only be night-were the glittering stars, and among them his, the one he had always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-steig/somewhere-out-there-in-the-night-sky-and-it-could-only-be-night-were/)

[William Steig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-steig/)

> [“The damp occupants of the cave stood close together in the vaulted entrance like actors who had played their parts and could now watch…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-steig/the-damp-occupants-of-the-cave-stood-close-together-in-the-vaulted/)

[William Steig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-steig/)

> [Oh, Life, I am yours. Whatever it is you want of me, I am ready to give.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-steig/oh-life-i-am-yours-whatever-it-is-you-want-of-me-i-am-ready-to-give/)

[William Steig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-steig/)

> [I've always despised old people. I got angry at my father when he began to show signs of age.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-steig/i-ve-always-despised-old-people-i-got-angry-at-my-father-when-he/)

[William Steig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-steig/)

> [“Abel also kept busy taking it easy. Only when taking it easy, he'd learned, could one properly do one's wondering.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-steig/abel-also-kept-busy-taking-it-easy-only-when-taking-it-easy-he-d/)

[William Steig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-steig/)

> [“He was able to love them again, but he loved them now in a wiser way, knowing their weakness.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-steig/he-was-able-to-love-them-again-but-he-loved-them-now-in-a-wiser-way/)

[William Steig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-steig/)

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