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> [Later she sat on the ground in the forest between school and home, and spring was so bright and beautiful, the warm air touched her so tenderly, she could almost feel herself changing into a flower. Her light dress felt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-steig/later-she-sat-on-the-ground-in-the-forest-between-school-and-home-and/)

[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/)

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