Norton Juster Quote

Very serious, very serious, the gateman said, shaking his head also. You can’t get in without a reason. He thought for a moment and then continued. Wait a minute; maybe I have an old one you can use. He took a battered suitcase from the gatehouse and began to rummage busily through it, mumbling to himself, No … no … no … this won’t do … no … h-m-m-m … ah, this is fine, he cried triumphantly, holding up a small medallion on a chain. He dusted it off, and engraved