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Expectations is the place you must always go to before you get to where you're going.

Expectations is the place you must always go to before you get to where you’re going. Of course, some people never go beyond Expectations, but my job is to hurry them along whether they like it or not...

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Expectations is the place you must always go to before you get to where you’re going. Of course, some people never go beyond Expectations,

I am the Terrible Trivium, demon of petty tasks and worthless jobs, ogre of wasted effort, and monster of habit. The

I didn't know that I was going to have to eat my own words,' objected Milo. 'Of course, of course, everyone here does,' the king grunted. 'You should have made a tastier speech.

I don't know of any wrong road to Dictionopolis, so if this road goes to Dictionopolis at all it must be the right road, and if it doesn't it must be the right road to somewhere else, because there ar...

The Under-secretary of Understanding.

They walked for a while, all silent in their thoughts, until they reached the car and Alec drew a fine telescope from his shirt and handed it to Milo.Carry this with you on your journey, he said softl...

Time is a gift, given to you, given to give you the time you need, the time you need to have the time of your life.

Whether or not you find your own way, you’re bound to find some way. If you happen to find my way, please return it, as it was lost years ago.

You weren't thinking and you weren't paying attention either. People who don't pay attention often get stuck in the Doldrums.

As long as the answer is right, who cares if the question is wrong? If you want sense, you’ll have to make it yourself.

T)he most important reason for going from one place to another is to see what's in between.

4. Confusion in the Market Place Indeed it was, for as they approached, Milo could see crowds of people pushing and shouting their way among the stalls, buying and selling, trading and bargaining. Hug...

But I could never have done it, he objected, without everyone else's help.That may be true, said Reason gravely, but you had the courage to try; and what you do is often simply a matter of what you...

But I suppose there's a lot to see everywhere, if only you keep your eyes open.

Dictionopolis is the place where all the words in the world come from. They're grown right here in our orchards.I didn't know that words grew on trees, said Milo timidly.Where did you think they grew?...

Dictionopolis is the place where all the words in the world come from. They’re grown right here in our orchards. I didn’t know that words grew on trees, said Milo timidly. Where did you think they gre...

Do all those words mean the same thing? gasped Milo. Of course. Certainly. Precisely. Exactly. Yes, they replied in order. Well, then, said Milo, not understanding why each one said the same thing in...

Don’t worry, Milo replied; I’ll just wrap one up for later, and he folded his napkin around EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR THE BEST.