Arnold Lobel Quotes

#1. Wishes on their way to coming true will not be rushed.

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#2. I cannot think of any work that could be more agreeable and fun than making books for children.

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#3. All the miles of a hard road are worth a moment of true happiness.

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#4. Blah, said Toad.

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#5. Books to the ceiling, Books to the sky, My pile of books is a mile high. How I love them! How I need them! I'll have a long beard by the time I read them.

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#6. You can keep your willpower, Frog. I am going home to bake a cake.

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#7. Advice from friends is like the weather. Some of it is good; some of it is bad.

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#8. Frog said, 'I wrote 'Dear Toad, I am glad that you are my best friend. Your best friend, Frog.' 'Oh,' said Toad, 'that makes a very good letter.'Then Frog and Toad went out onto the front porch to wait for the mail. They sat there, feeling happy together.

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#9. Come back and wake me up.....half past May! (the Toad)

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#10. Nothing is harder to resist than a bit of flattery.

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#11. We must stop eating!' cried Toad as he ate another.

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#12. Owl felt happy as he filled his cup. It tastes a little bit salty, he said, but tear-drop tea is always very good.

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#13. Satisfaction will come to those who please themselves.

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#14. Knowledge will not always take the place of simple observation.

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#15. The whole world is covered in buttons, and not one of them is mine!

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#16. Winter is beautiful, but bed is better.

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