"I say! I’ve never heard tell of a small speck of dust that is able to yell. So you know what I think?…Why, I think that there must be someone on top of that small speck of dust! Some sort of a creature of very small size, too small to be seen by an elephant’s eyes, some poor little person who’s shaking with fear that he’ll blow in the pool! He has no way to steer! I’ll just have to save him. Because, after all, a person’s a person, no matter how small." "Believe me, I tell you sincerely, my ears are quite keen and I heard him quite clearly. I know there’s a person down there. And, what’s more, quite likely there’s two. Even three. Even four. Quite likely a family, for all that we know! A family with children just starting to grow. So, please, as a favor to me, try not to disturb them. Just let them be." "If I do, these small persons may come to great harm. I can’t put it down. And I won’t! After all a person’s a person. No matter how small." "Please don’t harm all my little folks, who have as much right to live as us bigger folk do!" "I’ll find it! I’ll find it or bust! I SHALL find my friends on my small speck of dust!" "My friends! Tell me! Do tell! Are you safe? Are you sound? Are you whole? Are you well?" "Boil it?! Oh, that you can’t do! It’s all full of persons! They’ll prove it to you!" "Mr. Mayor! Mr. Mayor! Mr. Mayor! You’ve got to prove that you really are there! So call a big meeting. Get everyone out. Make every Who holler! Make every Who shout! Make every Who scream! If you don’t, every Who is going to end up in a Beezle-Nut stew!" "That was clear as a bell. You Kangaroos surely heard that very well." "Don’t give up! I believe in you all A person’s a person, no matter how small! And you very small persons will not have to die if you make yourselves heard! So come on, now, and TRY!" "Do you see what I mean? They’ve proved they ARE persons, no matter how small. And their whole world was saved by the Smallest of All!"