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Kiore
Ahahahahah I use the first quote all the time and had no idea it was from Cat in the Hat.
blahblahbushes
It's not.
FenellaKettleWitch
henceforth Wendy knew that she must grow up. You always know after you are two. Two is the beginning of the end. Peter Pan
zhaozhou
shorton909
@gingertits90. Because both of our favorites got mentioned.
TheSpeakerOfTheHouse
"The Monkey's got it in the tree! He brings it back. They all drink lemonade." - An Elephant and his Balloon, by Manny and Bernard
Vykoz
What can the Harvest hope for, if not the care of the Reaper Man? -Terry Pratchett, Reaper Man
BobNewbySuperhero
"They don't think it be like it is, but it do"- Oscar Gamble.
JustTheFactsMan
I wish that I could upvote this 1000 times!
FuzzyBwalls
Roald Dahl changed my life
Lulabel73
Well it's not like kids wrote them.
Iteki
"What you see and what you hear depends a great deal on where you are standing. It also depends on what sort of person you are." - wow...
iatetoomanypotatoes
The Phantom Tollbooth is my ultimate favorite book. Ever. So, so, SO good.
DingGratz
Ditto.
strangledbyaturtleneck
#2 was one of the quotes for my class in high school. Got it on a t-shirt :)
JustTheFactsMan
"Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life." - Terry Pratchett
HalfPintKatie
L. Frank Baum not Braum
RedneckAvengers
Better Dead than Red! - Liberty Prime
lostangle
Dr Seuss's "Oh the Places You'll Go" is one of my favourite books. I read it to all the kids I nanny, on a regular basis. Bought my own copy
GonadTheBallbarian85
I'm not crying, you're crying
SensualDonut
best childhood character quote ever: http://imgur.com/Qx8ycWR
Phenome
The average person think they are smarter than they are, actually.
allthefloofies
- Melania Trump
Fuckweasel
DukeDarkwood
1) As a 38-year-old man, I take my wisdom where I can get it. From real people, from films, from video games, and yes, even from the books
DukeDarkwood
2) and cartoons of my youth. True wisdom will shine through, regardless of the media it is presented in.
DukeDarkwood
3) That said, I'm sad it lacks one of my personal favorites: "Don't take life so seriously; you'll never get out of it alive." -Bugs Bunny
bungtiddletiddlebing
"Knowledge is Power" -France is bacon
choragii
Power trumps knowledge every single time.
bungtiddletiddlebing
But can Trump power knowledge?
DukeDarkwood
No, Trump simply Knows Power.
Suiteheart
"I'm afraid that some times you'll play lonely games too, games you can't win 'cause you'll play against you." Dr Seuss, Oh The Places...
redmosquito1134
I read Cat in the Hat almost everyday to my kids. This line isn't there.
subtlerape
It's weird, but I've never though of Harry Potter as a children's book series.
clancysmum
I think there are a lot of themes which aren't juvenile so tend to agree. But JKR also made each one fun & whimsical enough for balance.
JustTheFactsMan
The whole series is for children.
MinisterKai
The first book was definitely a children's book.
nopespidersnope
I'd argue it's a series that starts for children and grows up with them
potatiskatt
I'd say that makes sense. It starts out very nice and whimsical and then death and war and suffering and pain.
zachneun
Is that purely because you weren't a child when you read it yourself? Because it quite obviously is
RedWineLipStain
What about all the deaths in the last few books? That's not really for children.
anxioushedgehog
Number 13 is The Twits, not Matilda
subwaybagman
What are we doing today Piglet?
torpedotor
The same thing we do every day, Pooh...
blahblahbushes
QuazMasta
The same thing we do every day, subwaybagman.
Anim8r
As a dad that has read Cat in the Hat every night for the past year to my 3 yr old son, the first quote is not from that book.
oceanskysforever
I believe it's a quote he's attributed to having had said, not sure why the book was listed though
EmzeexD
Number 7 is the places you'll go as well.
logophage
No, that one's actually correct. Still, a little basic research never hurt anyone.
theyar
And there are many more profound and meaningful Seuss quotes than these. The first one is good but the rest are lame.
Win1forthegifer
As a kid who was read to and learned to read w/that book I knew instantly it was wrong. ^Good on ya for passing the story on to the next gen
logophage
Seriously, at least five of these are misattributed--and that's just off the top of my head without any reference checking.
iDontWantMyUsernameToBeMyRealNameAnymore
i have attributed it to Bernard M. Baruch in the past.
suitestars
My son requests cat in the hat every single night.
RunningOnGoodIntentions
And the Matilda quote is actually from The Twits too
DoctorMama
Yep. Reading all Roald Dahl to my kids this summer... Didn't think that one was right.
LetsTrythisImgurThingout
And it doesn't even remotely sound like something he wrote
WillCorrectInaccuraciesForFood
Also, Wizard of Oz is by L. Frank BAUM not "braum"... This post is a mess.
subnivean
If you hadn't made the comment, I would have. I had it very nearly memorized from reading it to my kids, too.
NoWisdomWithoutRegret
Yeah. That destroyed my trust in the series of quotes. Why read it?
orcmuther
I stopped reading after the first one was wrong. cat in the hat is on the couch next to me ready for reading to my 2 year old tonight, again
BigChunkyBubbles
It's often misattributed to Seuss. I used it a toast over a decade ago.
BigChunkyBubbles
In. In a toast.
CapnClawHammer
Just replied, calling you "Dr. Nazi, first name Grammar", and sarcastically thanking you for calling out that guy's typo.
CapnClawHammer
Then I saw the user names and scrambled like mad to hit "delete". BOY WAS MY FACE RED.
pielover007
#4 what is the philosophers stone???
SweatyEddie
It's book 8. Details the love story between Potter and Malfoy. Shows Ron's jealous side.. It explains tons of back story.
bigstacks
The original title for the sorcerers stone. I believe UK copies were printed with the philosopher title.
pielover007
Ah, thanks for that clarification.
lostangle
It's the Philosopher's Stone everywhere (that it's printed in english) except the states, where it is the Sorcerer's Stone
squeeasy
Its the philosopher stone in aus or at least it was for many years.
CorneliusCornwall
Sorcers stone in America
pielover007
Lame freedom titles.
IDontWannaSay
Gets almost lamer in Frogland. Here, it was basically "Harry Potter and the Wizarding School." At least it's personalized?
IDontWannaSay
I think they changed it, though.
SkellingtonBones
It's likely due to an assumption that the mythology behind the philosopher's stone wasn't known in America
VoltageXL1
I think it was because the word "sorcerer " was associated with anti christ or something. But idk I could just be lying right now
CorneliusCornwall
Says the one who didn't know it was the sorcers stone
pielover007
That's what I know it as. I didn't realize the uk and us had different titles.
CorneliusCornwall
They have different everything. Its all topsy turvy over there
Gamemeister83
Dr. Seuss was a straight up scholar.
Navarron
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3w2MTXBebg&list=RDl3w2MTXBebg&index=1
TheLaughingCoffin
Lots of imagination, lots of intelligence, lots of awareness to the world around you, and a decent amount of LSD make for a hell of a combo
alanoide97
Gotta rewatch Madoka
IconicNebula
and an asshole at times. I heard he kinda fucked over his wife.
NoButtholeNoUpvotes
He did make some pretty racist shit though tbh...
ienjoymoonlight
I read all of these quotes in dr seuss rhythm
GifAnon
Dr. Seuss motherfucker!
toomanyzoozyo
AND HE WENT TO DARTMOUTH
toomanyzoozyo
I'm sorry I'm going to be a '20 lmao. There's a whole section in the library dedicated to Seuss!
LetsTrythisImgurThingout
He didn't write the first one
kermie92
And a propaganda cartoonist during WWII. And a SigEp!
rcopeland87
+1 for SigEp
GreaterDog
I'm really conflicted on how I think of him. Great books, but utter, monumental piece of shit for what he did to his wife.
brenda189
Can you explain?
ebang00s
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PossiblyYourMother
1/2 Basically, she had a rough life, lots of illness and depression leading up to her eventual suicide. Most likely brought on by an alleged
PossiblyYourMother
2/2 affair he was having at the time. Her suicide note is in her wiki. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Palmer_Geisel
Caniac
Wow, had no idea. And Wiki used the standard Dr. Suess font for the suicide note...
hawkeye23
I was a little disappointed it didn't rhyme.