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The Cricket in Times Square
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"The Cricket in Times Square" Quotes

A country cricket finds himself in the middle of New York City's hustle and bustle and forms an unlikely friendship with a cat and a mouse while discovering the joy of music.

Quotes

After all, what's a cricket?

George Selden

identity

You can't run away from trouble. There ain't no place that far.

George Selden

perseverancetrouble

To learn something, take it apart, and put it back together again. That's the father of understanding.

George Selden

learning

You ought to try something because you want to, not because you have to.

George Selden

motivation

It's a funny thing, but the less people have to live for, the less nerve they have to risk losing nothing.

George Selden

riskcourage

I don't want to be a burden on anybody. I want to be helpful.

George Selden

helpfulness

You can't go home again because home has ceased to exist except in the mothballs of memory.

George Selden

nostalgia

If you do not try, you will never succeed. If you do try, you will always be ahead of those who do not.

George Selden

successeffort

It is better to be an honest mouse than a dishonest, fat cat.

George Selden

honesty

The best way to deal with a cat is to ignore it.

George Selden

cats