Book Quotes

"One sees clearly only with the heart. Anything essential is invisible to the eyes." ~ The Little Prince

"Expect everything, I always say, and the unexpected never happens." ~ The Phantom Tollbooth

"But it's not just learning things that's important. It's learning what to do with what you learn and learning why you learn things at all that matters." ~ The Phantom Tollbooth

???You???ll find,??? he remarked gently, ???that the only thing you can do easily is be wrong, and that???s hardly worth the effort.??? ~ The Phantom Tollbooth

"Brevity is the soul of wit." ~ The Phantom Tollbooth

"Whatever we learn has a purpose and whatever we do affects everything and everyone else, if even in the tiniest way. Why, when a housefly flaps his wings, a breeze goes round the world; when a speck of dust falls to the ground, the entire planet weighs a little more; and when you stamp your foot, the earth moves slightly off its course. Whenever you laugh, gladness spreads like the ripples in a pond; and whenever you're sad, no one anywhere can be really happy. And it's much the same thing with knowledge, for whenever you learn something new, the whole world becomes that much richer." ~ The Phantom Tollbooth

"You never know how much time you'll have." ~ The Host

"Strange world, isn't it?"
"The strangest." ~ The Host

"A double heart for a double mind. Twice the pain." ~ The Host

"Earth is... very interesting. It's harder than any place I've been before." ~ The Host

"All grown ups were children first. (But few remember it.)" ~ The Little Prince

"I'd like to see a sunset... Do me a favor your majesty... Command the sun to set." ~ The Little Prince

"But of course, those who understand life couldn't care less about numbers." ~ The Little Prince

"So you can at once see why assuming is not a good thing to do, especially in the morning." ~ ASOUE

"The world is a harum scarum place." ~ ASOUE

"Fate is like a strange, unpopular restaurant, filled with odd waiters who bring you items you never asked for and don't always like." ~ ASOUE

"The sad truth is that the truth is sad." ~ ASOUE

"Not only am I very intelligent, but I'm also very smart." ~ ASOUE

"It is always cruel to laugh at people, of course, although sometimes if they are wearing an ugly hat it is hard to control yourself." ~ ASOUE