“ Rain caused one to reflect on the shadowed, more poignant parts of life—the inescapable sorrows, the speechless longings, the disappointments, the regrets, the cold miseries. It also allowed one the l… William Steig
“ Why did the world go on being so beautiful in spite of the ugliness he had experienced? The lake was beautiful, serenely beautiful. The forest was beautiful, greenly beautiful. Lake and forest, the wh… William Steig
“ The stubbornness of his character stood him now in good stead. He refused to consider himself defeated. William Steig
“ Why had he wanted to be rich, or to feel rich? Was he an unhappy mouse before? Didn't he see the King himself often looking sad? Was anyone completely happy? William Steig
“ He was able to love them again, but he loved them now in a wiser way, knowing their weakness. William Steig
