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On the 15th of May, in the Jungle of Nool,
In the heat of the day, in the cool of the pool,
He was splashing... enjoying the jungle's great joys...
When Horton the elephant heard a small noise.

— Dr. Seuss Horton Hears a Who! (1954)

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Happiness

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Nonsense wakes up the brain cells. And it helps develop a sense of humor, which is awfully important in this day and age.

You can get help from teachers, but you are going to have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone in a room.

If you can see things out of whack, then you can see how things can be in whack.

A person's a person, no matter how small.

Horton Hears a Who! (1954)

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

One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish (1960)

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