# RIP Norton Juster, “Phantom Tollbooth” author

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** celebrity-death, books-writing-myths\
**Created:** [March 9, 2021, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-norton-juster-phantom-tollbooth-author/937537 "2021-03-09T15:54:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2021, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-norton-juster-phantom-tollbooth-author/937537/1 "2021-03-09T15:54:28Z")

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I read that book countless times as a kid, and I have no doubt it influenced my sense of humor and my love of whimsy. RIP to a delightful rambler through the fields of language and mathematics.

> **[The Phantom Tollbooth Author Norton Juster Has Died at the Age of 91](https://www.tor.com/2021/03/09/the-phantom-tollbooth-author-norton-juster-has-died-at-the-age-of-91/)**
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> Word has broken that Norton Juster has died at the age of 91. He is best known amongst readers for his children’s fantasy novel The Phantom Tollbooth and mathematically-oriented The Dot and T…

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**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2021, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-norton-juster-phantom-tollbooth-author/937537/2 "2021-03-09T16:18:10Z")

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Thank you, Mr. Juster! You made the world a better place.

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**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2021, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-norton-juster-phantom-tollbooth-author/937537/3 "2021-03-09T18:40:51Z")

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I went out and bought The Phantom Tollbooth as an adult, just to re-read it.  
Wonderful writing.

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**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2021, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-norton-juster-phantom-tollbooth-author/937537/4 "2021-03-09T18:41:21Z")

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I love that book to this day. I need to reread it now in celebration of his life.

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**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2021, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-norton-juster-phantom-tollbooth-author/937537/5 "2021-03-09T23:29:22Z")

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On the wall in our house

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One of my favourite quotes.