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I Received A Grant From The Ford Foundation To Write A Book For Kids About Urban Perception, Or How People Experience Cities, But I Kept Putting Off Writing It. Instead I Started To Write What Became The Phantom Tollbooth

You Can Swim All Day In The Sea Of Knowledge And Not Get Wet.

Have You Ever Heard A Blindfolded Octopus Unwrap A Cellophane-covered Bathtub?

How Can You See Something That Isn't There?" Yawned The Humbug, Who Wasn't Fully Awake Yet. "sometimes, It's Much Simpler Than Seeing Things That Are,"he Said. "for Instance, If Something Is There, You Can Only See It With Your Eyes Open, But If It Isn't There, You Can See It Just As Well With Your Eyes Closed. That's Why Imaginary Things Are Often Easier To See Than Real Ones." "then Where Is Reality?" Barked Tock. "right Here,"cried Alec, Waving His Arms.

For Instance," Said The Boy Again, "if Christmas Trees Were People And People Were Christmas Trees, We'd All Be Chopped Down, Put Up In The Living Room, And Covered In Tinsel, While The Trees Opened Our Presents." "what Does That Have To Do With It?" Asked Milo. "nothing At All," He Answered, "but It's An Interesting Possibility, Don't You Think?