Dr. Seuss

Whenever things go a bit sour in a job I'm doing, I always tell myself, 'You can do better than this.'

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

Sometimes, when I see my granddaughters make small discoveries of their own, I wish I were a child.

I've heard there are troubles of more than one kind; some come from ahead, and some come from behind. But I've brought a big bat. I'm all ready, you see; now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!

I start drawing, and eventually the characters involve themselves in a situation. Then in the end, I go back and try to cut out most of the preachments.

I was saving the name of 'Geisel' for the Great American Novel.

I am not a consecutive writer.

Fun is good.

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

Preachers in pulpits talked about what a great message is in the book. No matter what you do, somebody always imputes meaning into your books.

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

Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope, and that enables you to laugh at life's realities.