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William Joyce is a British author and illustrator, acclaimed for his imaginative children’s books. His works often blend whimsical storytelling with vivid artwork, captivating readers of all ages. He has received numerous awards and adaptations for his creative contributions to literature and animation. Here are 35 of his quotes:

Their toys are alive and can sometimes come to their aid, or get lost and Olie has to find them. They go to other planets. They go to the ice cream planet. (William Joyce)

And I was lucky enough to have teachers that really, really looked out for me and really encouraged all that. And in rural Louisiana, that was a rare thing back then.

William Joyce

I have known lots of adults who enjoyed similar enthusiasms as a kid and weren't encouraged and then didn't go anywhere with it and so they're unhappy in their jobs as adults.

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And they're also very good at math, these super boogers, and so they teach Billy the ways of mathematics.

William Joyce

I did not win and in fact I was called into the principal's office for a consultation with my parents. But that was the beginning of my literary career.

William Joyce

You know, I hate to give advice because my life has been so odd that almost nothing that's happened to me can apply.

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Almost everything in 'A Day With Wilbur Robinson' has some basis in truth. And yes, my sister did pay me to feed her grapes while she talked to her boyfriend on the phone.

William Joyce

I raised frogs every spring in our house from tadpoles and by end of summer our house was overrun with frogs.

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The only road to the highest stations in this country is that of the law.

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I just took the idea that King Kong was too big for everything and reversed it and put George in a land of giants, which is basically what every kid goes through anyway - that, you know, the world is made for grownups, for tall people, for the giants.

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Occupation: British Author
Born: April 24, 1906
Died: January 3, 1946
Quotes count: 35
Wikipedia: William Joyce

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