Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel) — "I like nonsense; it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient …"

"I meant what I said and I said what I meant. An elephant's faithful one hundred percent!"

"I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have troubles with…"

"I am a Democrat, but I think the Democrats have been pretty stupid."

"And when you're alone, there's a very good chance you'll meet things that scare you right out of your pants. There are some, down the road between hither and yon, that can scare you so much you won't …"

"And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice-cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling: 'How could it be so? It came without ribbons! It came without tags! It came without packages, boxes or bags!' An…"