Thank goodness for all the things you are not, thank goodness you're not something someone forgot, and left all alone in some punkerish place, like a… - Dr. Seuss

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Thank goodness for all the things you are not, thank goodness you're not something someone forgot, and left all alone in some punkerish place, like a rusty tin coat hanger hanging in space.

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About Dr. Seuss

Theodor Seuss Geisel (2 March 1904 – 24 September 1991) was an American children's author, political cartoonist, illustrator, poet, animator, and filmmaker. He is known for his work writing and illustrating more than 60 books under the pen name Dr. Seuss. His work includes many of the most popular children's books of all time, selling over 600 million copies and being translated into more than 20 languages by the time of his death.

Biography information from Wikiquote · Portrait adapted from Wikimedia Commons, Al Ravenna, New York World-Telegram and the Sun staff photographer (Public domain / CC0)

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Native Name: Theodor Seuss Geisel
Alternative Names: Dr. Theophrastus Seuss Doctor Seuss Seuss Theodore Seuss Geisel Theo LeSieg Theophrastus Seuss Theodor Geisel Theodore Geisel Dr Seuss Ted Geisel Dr. Theo. Seuss

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I was pulling the camel and Wubble-Chap too!
"Now really," I thought, "this is rather unfair!"
But he said, "Don't you stew. I am doing my share.
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He told me go left. Then he told me go right.
And that's what he told me all day and all night.

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