“I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!”

“But I've bought a big bat.I'm all ready, you see.Now my troubles are goingTo have troubles with me!”

“My trouble was I had a mind but I couldn't make it up!”

“And, now, come to this spotWhere the spotlight is hotAnd you'll see in the spotlightA Juggling JottWho can juggle some stuffYou might think he could not...Such as twenty-two question marks,Which is a lot.Also forty-four commasAnd, also, one dot!That's the kind of Circus McGurkus I've got!”

“How true, how true" said the Sour Kangaroo, "And from now on, you know what I'm gonna do? I'm going to protect them with you!"And the Young Kangaroo in her pouch said "Me too!”

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

“Look at me!Look at me!Look at me NOW!It is fun to have funBut you have to know how.”