To a child, and to an adult, too, what you discover by yourself, or what you think you discover by yourself, is what stays.
Norton JusterThe Mathemagician nodded knowingly and stroked his chin several times. โYouโll find,โ he remarked gently, โthat the only thing you can do easily is be wrong, and thatโs hardly worth the effort.
Norton JusterOh 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.
Norton JusterHow can you see something that isn't there?" yawned the Humbug, who wasn't fully awake yet. "Sometimes, it's much simpler than seeing things that are,"he said. "For instance, if something is there, you can only see it with your eyes open, but if it isn't there, you can see it just as well with your eyes closed. That's why imaginary things are often easier to see than real ones." "Then where is Reality?" barked Tock. "Right here,"cried Alec, waving his arms.
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