Would it be possible for me to see something from up there?" asked Milo politely. "You could," said Alec, "but only if you try very hard to look at things as an adult does." Milo tried as hard as he could, and, as he did, his feet floated slowly off the ground until he was standing in the air next to Alex Bings. He looked around very quickly and, an instant later, crashed back down to the earth again. "Interesting, wasn't it?" asked Alex. "Yes, it was," agreed Milo, rubbing his head and dusting himself off, "but I think I'll continue to see things as a child. It's not so far to fall.

And it's much the same thing with knowledge, for whenever you learn something new, the whole world becomes that much richer.

Expect everything so that nothing comes unexpected.

You must never feel badly about making mistakes.

You see, to tall men I'm a midget, and to short men I'm a giant; to the skinny ones I'm a fat man, and to the fat ones I'm a thin man.

The only thing you can do easily is be wrong, and that's hardly worth the effort.

But I suppose there's a lot to see everywhere, if only you keep your eyes open.