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But Why Do Only Unimportant Things?" Asked Milo, Who Suddenly Remembered How Much Time He Spent Each Day Doing Them. "think Of All The Trouble It Saves," The Man Explained, And His Face Looked As If He'd Be Grinning An Evil Grin--if He Could Grin At All. "if You Only Do The Easy And Useless Jobs, You'll Never Have To Worry About The Important Ones Which Are So Difficult. You Just Won't Have The Time. For There's Always Something To Do To Keep You From What You Really Should Be Doing, And If It Weren't For That Dreadful Magic Staff, You'd Never Know How Much Time You Were Wasting.

The Mathemagician Nodded Knowingly And Stroked His Chin Several Times. “you’ll Find,” He Remarked Gently, “that The Only Thing You Can Do Easily Is Be Wrong, And That’s Hardly Worth The Effort.

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.

When He Was In School He Longed To Be Out, And When He Was Out He Longed To Be In. On The Way He Thought About Coming Home, And Coming Home He Thought About Going. Wherever He Was He Wished He Were Somewhere Else, And When He Got There He Wondered Why He'd Even Bothered.

Expect Everything So That Nothing Comes Unexpected.