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. ”