Theodor Geisel Quotes

“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope.”

“Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.”

“I write for children, but I also write for the child that exists in every adult.”

“Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!”

“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.”

“Why fit in when you were born to stand out?”

“So the writer who breeds more words than he needs, is making a chore for the reader who reads.”

“The writer's job is to get the main character up a tree, and then once they are up there, throw rocks at them.”

“You can get help from teachers, but you are going to have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone in a room.”

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.”

“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.”

“Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.”

“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.”

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.”

“A person's a person, no matter how small.”

“I meant what I said and I said what I meant. An elephant's faithful one-hundred percent!”

“All alone! Whether you like it or not, alone is something you'll be quite a lot.”

“And will you succeed? Yes! You will, indeed! (98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed.)”

“I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!”

“Step with care and great tact, and remember that Life's a Great Balancing Act.”