Dr. Seuss Quotes

“Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.” A quote by Dr. Seuss that everyone should remember. Along with remembering the quote, we should remember the person who wrote this saying, Theodor Seuss Geisel. We should remember who Theodor Geisel was and why he was so successful. By remembering people we keep their story alive. Remembering who they were and where they came from is part of remembering them. Believe it or not, Theodor Geisel was the famous children’s author, Dr. Seuss. He was born on March 2, 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He grew up there with his parents Theodor Robert Geisel and Henrietta Seuss Geisel. Planning on becoming a professor, Geisel attended Dartmouth College right out of high school.

Seuss was, beyond a doubt, an immensely successful author, publishing at least 44 books and selling them all over the world. He wrote his first book on a boat when he was on his way to England with his first wife. He actually wrote the book to the rhythm of the struggling engine. After failing to publish the story with 27 different publishing companies, Seuss ran into an old friend of his who happened to own Vanguard Press (a successful publishing company). He agreed to publish the book as long as Seuss changed the name from “A Story No One Could Beat” to “And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street”. It was an enormous hit, being “original, entertaining, and different”. Eventually Random House lured him to them. And during the rest of Dr. Seuss’s 87 years, he wrote several hits including classics such as “The Cat In the Hat”, “The Lorax”, and “Horton Hears a Who”. He also hid alternate meanings about the world around him in his books that made them entertaining for adults too. Such as “The Lorax”, which displayed his revulsion for the pollution that humans have caused. The last book Dr. Seuss published, “Oh, the Places You’ll Go”, was on the New York Times bestseller list for two years after it was released. Furthermore, Geisel’s long lost book, “What Pet Should I Get?” was released 25 years after his death, carrying on his