You see, years ago I was just an ordinary bee minding my own business, smelling flowers all day, and occasionally picking up… — Norton Juster Copy Share Image
Have you ever heard the wonderful silence just before the dawn? Or the quiet and calm just as a storm ends? Or… — Norton Juster Copy Share Image
And now," he continued, speaking to Milo, "where were you on the night of July 27?" "What does that have to do… — Norton Juster Copy Share Image
For instance," said the boy again, "if Christmas trees were people and people were Christmas trees, we'd all be chopped down, put… — Norton Juster Copy Share Image
And that's why people no longer care which words they use as long as they use lots of them. — Norton Juster Copy Share Image
Expectations is the place you must always go to before you get to where you're going. Of course, some people never go… — Norton Juster Copy Share Image
I received a grant from The Ford Foundation to write a book for kids about urban perception, or how people experience cities,… — Norton Juster Copy Share Image
People always ask about my influences, and they cite a bunch of people I've never heard of — Norton Juster Copy Share Image
You see, years ago I was just an ordinary bee minding my own business, smelling flowers all day, and occasionally picking up part-time work… — Norton Juster Copy Share Image
“How are you going to make it move? It doesn't have a – " "Be very quiet," advised the duke, "for it goes without… — Norton Juster Copy Share Image
It was really written as most, I think, books are by writers - for themselves. There was something that just had to be written,… — Norton Juster Copy Share Image
“What kind of a place is Expectations?" inquired Milo, unable to see the humor and feeling very doubtful of the little man's sanity. "Good… — Norton Juster Copy Share Image
“The most important reason for going from one place to another is to see what's in between.” — Norton Juster Copy Share Image
“As the cheering continued, Rhyme leaned forward and touched Milo gently on the shoulder. "They're cheering for you," she said with a smile. "But… — Norton Juster Copy Share Image
He paused again as a tear of longing rolled from cheek to lip with the sweet-salty taste of an old memory. — Norton Juster Copy Share Image
“Kad god se nasmiješiš, radost se oko tebe širi poput kolobara u bari, i kad god si tužan, nitko nigdje ne može biti stvarno… — Norton Juster Copy Share Image
“Why not take a few pounds of ‘happys’?” advised the salesman. “They’re much more practical—and very useful for Happy Birthday, Happy New Year, happy… — Norton Juster Copy Share Image
...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 Copy Share Image
Sometimes I find the best way of getting from one place to another is simply to erase everything and begin again. — Norton Juster Copy Share Image
