I remember when I was a kid in school and teachers would explain thin… — Norton Juster

I remember when I was a kid in school and teachers would explain things to me about what I read, and I'd think, Where did they get that? I didn't read that in there. Later you look at it and think, That's kind of an interesting idea.

Norton JusterArchitect · American · b. 1929

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