The Phantom Tollbooth

It Is Worse To Use Too Many

Andy Kaasa — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:19:32 +0000

And that explained why today people use as many words as they can and think themselves very wise for doing so. For always remember that while it is wrong to use too few, it is often far worse to use too many.

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Words Can Be Confusing

Andy Kaasa — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:16:19 +0000

"You see," cautioned the count, "you must pick your words very carefully and be sure to say just what you intend to say."
"I never knew words could be so confusing," Milo said to Tock.
"Only when you use a lot to say a little," answered Tock.
Milo thought this was quite the wisest thing he'd heard all day.

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Did You Mean That?

Andy Kaasa — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:12:44 +0000

We never choose which words to use. For as long as they mean what they mean to mean we don't care if they make sense or nonsense.

Expectations

Andy Kaasa — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:32:51 +0000

Expectations is the place you must always go to before you get to where you're going.

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Why Wish You Were Somewhere Else

Andy Kaasa — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:30:40 +0000

Wherever he was he wished he were somehwere else, and when he got there he wondered why he'd bothered.

But while he was never anxious to be where he was going, he liked to get there as quickly as possible. It seemed a great wonder that the world, which was so large, could sometimes feel so small and empty.

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