"Oh dear, all those words again," thought Milo……" — Norton Juster
"Oh dear, all those words again," thought Milo as he climbed into the wagon with Tock and the cabinet members. "How are you going to make it move? It doesn't have a--" "Be very quiet," advised the duke, "for it goes without saying."
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96 Quotes by Norton Juster
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