“I know, up on top you are seeing great sights, but down here at the bottom we, too, should have rights.”

“You'll be on your way up!You'll be seeing great sights!You'll join the high flierswho soar to high heights.”

“You'll get mixed up, of course, as you already know. You'll get mixed up with many strange birds as you go. So be sure when you step. Step with care and great tact and remember that Life's a Great Balancing Act. Just never forget to be dexterous and deft. And never mix up your right foot with your left.”

“If you want to catch beasts you don't see every day,You have to go places quite out of the way,You have to go places no others can get to.You have to get cold and you have too get wet, too.”

“He should not be here, " said the fish in the pot. " he should not be here when your mother is not.”

“Did you ever fly a kite in bed? Did you ever walk with ten cats on your head? Did you ever milk this kind of cow? Well, we can do it. We know how. If you never did, you should. These things are fun and fun is good.”

“I know it is wet and the sun is not sunny, but we can have lots of good fun that is funny.”