Norton Juster Quote
But why do only unimportant things? asked Milo, who suddenly remembered how much time he spent each day doing them.Think of all the trouble it saves, the man explained, and his face looked as if he'd be grinning an evil grin--if he could grin at all. If you only do the easy and useless jobs, you'll never have to worry about the important ones which are so difficult. You just won't have the time. For there's always something to do to keep you from what you really should be doing, and if it weren't for that dreadful magic staff, you'd never know how much time you were wasting.
Norton Juster
But why do only unimportant things? asked Milo, who suddenly remembered how much time he spent each day doing them.Think of all the trouble it saves, the man explained, and his face looked as if he'd be grinning an evil grin--if he could grin at all. If you only do the easy and useless jobs, you'll never have to worry about the important ones which are so difficult. You just won't have the time. For there's always something to do to keep you from what you really should be doing, and if it weren't for that dreadful magic staff, you'd never know how much time you were wasting.
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About Norton Juster
Norton Juster (June 2, 1929 – March 8, 2021) was an American academic, architect, and writer. He was best known as an author of children's books, notably for The Phantom Tollbooth and The Dot and the Line.