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Facts about Norton Juster

Occup.Architect
FromUSA
BornJune 2, 1929
Age95 years

Summary

Norton Juster is a famous Architect from USA, he/she is 95 years old and still alive, born June 2, 1929.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac gemini, who is known for Communication, Indecision, Inquisitive, Intelligent, Changeable. Our collection contains 14 quotes who is written / told by Norton.

14 Famous quotes by Norton Juster

Small: There are good books and there are bad books, period, thats the distinction
"There are good books and there are bad books, period, that's the distinction"
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Small: The only other thing which I think is important is: Dont write a book or start a book with the expectat
"The only other thing which I think is important is: Don't write a book or start a book with the expectation of communicating a message in a very important way"
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Small: People always ask about my influences, and they cite a bunch of people Ive never heard of
"People always ask about my influences, and they cite a bunch of people I've never heard of"
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Small: One of the problems you have when you read with kids is that once they like something they want you to
"One of the problems you have when you read with kids is that once they like something they want you to read it a hundred times"
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Small: It was really written as most, I think, books are by writers - for themselves. There was something that
"It was really written as most, I think, books are by writers - for themselves. There was something that just had to be written, in a way that it had to be written. If you know what I mean"
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Small: I write best in the morning, and I can only write for about half a day, thats about it
"I write best in the morning, and I can only write for about half a day, that's about it"
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Small: I think really good books can be read by anybody
"I think really good books can be read by anybody"
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Small: I think kids slowly begin to realize that what theyre learning relates to other things they know. Then
"I think kids slowly begin to realize that what they're learning relates to other things they know. Then learning starts to get more and more exciting"
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Small: I remember when I was a kid in school and teachers would explain things to me about what I read, and Id
"I remember when I was a kid in school and teachers would explain things to me about what I read, and I'd think, Where did they get that? I didn't read that in there. Later you look at it and think, That's kind of an interesting idea"
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Small: I received a grant from The Ford Foundation to write a book for kids about urban perception, or how peo
"I received a grant from The Ford Foundation to write a book for kids about urban perception, or how people experience cities, but I kept putting off writing it. Instead I started to write what became The Phantom Tollbooth"
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Small: But I find the best things I do, I do when Im trying to avoid doing something else Im supposed to be do
"But I find the best things I do, I do when I'm trying to avoid doing something else I'm supposed to be doing. You know, you're working on something. You get bugged, or you lose your enthusiasm or something. So you turn to something else with an absolute vengeance"
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Small: And when Im writing, I write a lot anyway. I might write pages and pages of conversation between charac
"And when I'm writing, I write a lot anyway. I might write pages and pages of conversation between characters that don't necessarily end up in the book, or in the story I'm working on, because they're simply my way of getting to know the characters"
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Small: A good book written for children can be read by adults
"A good book written for children can be read by adults"
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Small: When youre very young and you learn something - a fact, a piece of information, whatever - it doesnt co
"When you're very young and you learn something - a fact, a piece of information, whatever - it doesn't connect to anything"
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