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You're in pretty good shape for the shape you are in.

~Dr. Seuss

Topics: Good Good Shape Pretty Pretty Good Shape You

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Every once in a while, I get mad. 'The Lorax' came out of my being angry. The ecology books I'd read were dull... In 'The Lorax,' I was out to attack what I think are evil things and let the chips fall where they might.

~Dr. Seuss

Topics: Angry Attack Being Books Came Chips Dull Ecology Every Evil Fall Get Mad Might Once Out Read Things Think Were Where While I Think

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'The Lorax' book was intended to be propaganda.

~Dr. Seuss

Topics: Book Intended Propaganda

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Maybe Christmas, the Grinch thought, doesn't come from a store.

~Dr. Seuss

Topics: Christmas Come Maybe Store Thought

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Preachers in pulpits talked about what a great message is in the book. No matter what you do, somebody always imputes meaning into your books.

~Dr. Seuss

Topics: About Always Book Books Great Matter Meaning Message Preachers Somebody Talked You Your

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The problem with writing a book in verse is, to be successful, it has to sound like you knocked it off on a rainy Friday afternoon. It has to sound easy. When you can do it, it helps tremendously because it's a thing that forces kids to read on. You have this unconsummated feeling if you stop.

~Dr. Seuss

Topics: Afternoon Because Book Easy Feeling Forces Friday Helps Kids Knocked Like Off Problem Rainy Read Sound Stop Successful The Problem With Thing Tremendously Verse Writing You You Can Do It

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When at last we are sure, You've been properly pilled, Then a few paper forms, Must be properly filled. So that you and your heirs, May be properly billed.

~Dr. Seuss

Topics: Been Few Filled Forms Heirs Last May Must Paper Properly Sure Then You Your

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Sometimes, when I see my granddaughters make small discoveries of their own, I wish I were a child.

~Dr. Seuss

Topics: Child Discoveries Granddaughter Make Own See Small Sometimes Were Wish I See I Wish

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I stay out of politics because if I begin thinking too much about politics, I'll probably... drop writing children's books and become a political cartoonist again.

~Dr. Seuss

Topics: About Again Because Become Begin Books Cartoonist Children Drop Much Out Political Politics Stay Thinking Too Too Much Writing

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Whenever things go a bit sour in a job I'm doing, I always tell myself, 'You can do better than this.'

~Dr. Seuss

Topics: Always Better Bit Doing Go Job Myself Sour Tell Than Things Whenever You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: March 2nd, 1904

Died: September 24th, 1991

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