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

“To the world you may be one person; but to one person you may be the world.”

“Be grateful you’re not in the forest in FranceWhere the average young person just hasn’t a chanceTo escape from the perilous pants eating plantsBut your pants are safe, you’re a fortunate guyYou ought to be shouting how lucky am I”

“And what happened then? Well, in Whoville they say that the Grinch's small heart grew three sizes that day”

“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.”

“No matter what you do, somebody always imputes meaning into your books.”

“There's no limit to how much you'll know, depending how far beyond zebra you go.”