Norton Juster
Born: 01-01-1929
Norton Juster was an American author and architect, best known for his children's classic, "The Phantom Tollbooth." Born in 1929, he combined whimsical storytelling with a love for wordplay and puns. Juster also penned "The Dot and the Line," which won an Academy Award for its short film adaptation. His creative works continue to inspire both children and adults with their imaginative exploration of language and logic.
Book summaries for books written by Norton Juster
Quotes
So many things are possible just as long as you don't know they're impossible.
Expect everything, I always say, and the unexpected never happens.
It's not just learning that's important. It's learning what to do with what you learn and learning why you learn things at all that matters.
It's bad enough wasting time without killing it.
You must never feel badly about making mistakes as long as you take the trouble to learn from them. For you often learn more by being wrong for the right reasons than you do by being right for the wrong reasons.
Words can not only hurt, but once said, they can never be taken back.
When you are faced with the impossible, the best thing to do is to try the unthinkable.
You can swim all day in the Sea of Knowledge and still come out completely dry.
Having your own opinion is a good thing, as long as it's based on the facts and you know why you have it.
You must never feel badly about making mistakes as long as you take the trouble to learn from them.
I never knew words could be so confusing.
If something is there, you can only see it with your eyes open, but if it isn't there, you can see it just as well with your eyes closed.