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Description
Illustrated in black-and-white. This ingenious fantasy centers around Milo, a bored ten-year-old who comes home to find a large toy tollbooth sitting in his room. Joining forces with a watchdog named Tock, Milo drives through the tollbooth's gates and begins a memorable journey. He meets such... read more
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Memorable Quotes
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“the most important reason for going from one place to another is to see what's in between”
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“Then each of you agrees that he will disagree with whatever each of you agrees with”
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“"It seems to me that almost everything is a waste of time."”
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“"Whether or not you find your own way, you're bound to find some way. If you happen to find my way, please return it, as it was lost years ago. I imagine by now it's quite rusty."”
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“"There are no wrong roads to anywhere."”
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“"Expect everything, I always say, and the unexpected never happens."”
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“"Why not? That's a good reason for almost anything - a bit used perhaps, but still quite servicable."”
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“"The way you see things depends a great deal on where you look at them from."”
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“"There is much worth noticing that often escapes the eye."”
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“"If you want sense, you'll have to make it yourself."”
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“"Many of the things which can never be, often are."”
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“"You know that it's there, but you just don't know where - but just because you can never reach it doesn't mean that it's not worth looking for."”
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“"Whatever we learn has a purpose and whatever we do affects everything and everyone else."”
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“"What you can do is often simply a matter of what you will do."”
First Sentence
There was once a boy named Milo who didn't know what to do with himself-not just sometimes, but always.
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- Norton Juster (Author)
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