“Don't grumble! Don't stew!Some critters are much-much,Oh, ever so much-muchSo muchly much-much more unlucky than you!”

“When you think things are bad,when you feel sour and blue,when you start to get mad...you should do what I do!Just tell yourself, Duckie, you're really quite lucky!Some people are much more...oh, ever so much more...oh, muchly much-much moreunlucky than you!”

“You have to be a speedy reader because there’s so so much to read.”

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

“And when you're alone there's a very good chanceyou'll meet things that scare you right out of your pantsThere are some, down the road between hither and yon,that can scare you so much you won't want to go on.”

“You will come to a place where the streets are not marked.Some windows are lighted. but mostly they're darked. But mostly they're darked. A place you could sprain both your elbow and chin! Do you dare to stay out? Do you dare to go in?How much can you lose? How much can you win?”

“When you're in a Slump,you're not in for much fun.Un-slumping yourselfis not easily done.”