Norton Juster said this quote

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.

~ Norton Juster

Expect everything, I always say, and the unexpected never happens.

~ Norton Juster

The most important reason for going from one place to another is to see what's in between, and they took great pleasure in doing just that.

~ Norton Juster

You see, it's really quite simple. A simile is just a mode of comparison employing 'as' and 'like' to reveal the hidden character or essence of whatever we want to describe, and through the use of fancy, association, contrast, extension, or imagination, to enlarge our understanding or perception of human experience and observation.

~ Norton Juster