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William Steig Quotes

«When I was an adolescent, Tahiti was a paradise. I made up my mind to settle there someday. I was going to be a seaman like Melville, but the Great Depression put me to work as a cartoonist to support the family.»
Author: William Steig
«If I'd had it my way, I'd have been a professional athlete, a sailor, a beachcomber, or some other form of hobo, a painter, a gardener, a novelist, a banjo-player, a traveler, anything but a rich man.»
Author: William Steig
«To tell the truth, I don't read children's books. I'm an adult. I just write them.»
Author: William Steig
«People are no damned good.»
Author: William Steig