The Mathemagician nodded knowingly and stroked his chin several times. You’ll find, he remarked gently, that the only thing you can do easily is be wrong, and that’s hardly worth the effort.
That was all many years ago, she continued; but they never appointed a new Which, and that explains why today people use as many words as they can and think themselves very wise for doing so. For alwa...
Let me try once more, Milo said in an effort to explain. In other words--You mean you have other words? cried the bird happily. Well, by all means, use them. You're certainly not doing very well with...
Don’t worry, Milo replied; I’ll just wrap one up for later, and he folded his napkin around EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR THE BEST.
Does everyone here grow the way you do?’ puffed Milo when he had caught up.‘Almost everyone,’ replied Alec, and then he stopped a moment and thought. ‘Now and then, though, someone does begin to grow...
AHA! interrupted Officer Shrift, making another note in his little book. Just as I thought: boys are the cause of everything.
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.
Outside the window, there was so much to see, and hear, and touch — walks to take, hills to climb, caterpillars to watch as they strolled through the garden. There were voices to hear and conversation...
It has been a long trip, said Milo, climbing onto the couch where the princesses sat; but we would have been here much sooner if I hadn’t made so many mistakes. I’m afraid it’s all my fault. You must...
In this box are all the words I know,' he said. 'Most of them you will never need, some you will use constantly, but with them you may ask all the questions which have never been answered and answer a...
For you often learn more by being wrong for the right reasons than you do by being right for the wrong reasons.
Does everyone grow the way you do? puffed Milo when he had caught up.Almost everyone, replied Alec, and then he stopped a moment and thought. Now and then, though, someone does begin to grow different...
And now, he continued, speaking to Milo, where were you on the night of July 27? What does that have to do with it? asked Milo.It's my birthday, that's what, said the policeman as he entered Forgot my...
Alec drew a fine telescope from his shirt and handed it to Milo. Carry this with you on your journey, he said softly, for there is much worth noticing that often escapes the eye. Through it you can se...
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...
Do you think it will rain?Milo: But I thought you were the Weather Man?No, I'm the Whether man, for it is more important to know whether there will be weather, whether than what the weather will be.
Ah, this is fine, he cried triumphantly, holding up a small medallion on a chain. He dusted it off, and engraved on one side were the words WHY NOT? That's a good reason for almost anything - a bit us...