WIST

“I know, up on the top
You are seeing great sights,
But down here at the bottom
We, too, should have rights.”

Dr. Seuss (1904-1991) American author, illustrator [pseud. of Theodore Geisel]
“Yertle the Turtle” (1958)

Nonsense wakes up the brain cells. And it helps develop a sense of humor, which is awfully important in this day and age. Humor has a tremendous place in this sordid world. It’s more than just a matter of laughing. If you can see things out of whack, then you can see how things can be in whack.

Dr. Seuss (1904-1991) American author, illustrator [pseud. of Theodore Geisel]
(Attributed)

Quoted in Miles Corwin, "Author Isn't Just a Cat in the Hat," Los Angeles Times (27 Nov 1983)

I would not like them here or there.
I would not like them anywhere.
I do not like green eggs and ham.
I do not like them Sam I Am.

Dr. Seuss (1904-1991) American author, illustrator [pseud. of Theodore Geisel]
Green Eggs and Ham (1960)

I meant what I said,
and I said what I meant
An elephant’s faithful,
One hundred percent.

Dr. Seuss (1904-1991) American author, illustrator [pseud. of Theodore Geisel]
Horton Hatches the Egg (1940)

“My friends!” cried the elephant.
“Tell me! Do tell!
Are you safe? Are you sound?
Are you whole? Are you well?”

Dr. Seuss (1904-1991) American author, illustrator [pseud. of Theodore Geisel]
Horton Hears a Who! (1954)

I’m sorry to say so
But, sadly it’s true
That bang-ups and hang-ups
Can happen to you.

Dr. Seuss (1904-1991) American author, illustrator [pseud. of Theodore Geisel]
Oh, the Places You’ll Go! (1990)

If you never did, you should.
These things are fun, and fun is good.

Dr. Seuss (1904-1991) American author, illustrator [pseud. of Theodore Geisel]
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish (1960)

From there to here,
from here to there,
funny things are everywhere.

Dr. Seuss (1904-1991) American author, illustrator [pseud. of Theodore Geisel]
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish (1960)

And today the great Yertle, that Marvelous he,
Is King of the Mud. That is all he can see.
And the turtles, of course…all the turtles are free
As turtles and, maybe, all creatures should be.

Dr. Seuss (1904-1991) American author, illustrator [pseud. of Theodore Geisel]
Yertle the Turtle (1958)