L. Frank Baum - From the Children category:
- The Wizard of Oz... Some of my youthful readers are developing wonderful imaginations. This pleases me. (L. Frank Baum)
L. Frank Baum - From the Colour category:
- The Wizard of Oz... Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again. (L. Frank Baum)
L. Frank Baum - From the Consideration category:
I am convinced the only people worthy of consideration in this world are the unusual ones. For the common folks are like the leaves of a tree, and live and die unnoticed. (L. Frank Baum)
L. Frank Baum - From the Contentment category:
- The Lost Princess of Oz,1917... To be individual, my friends, to be different from others, is the only way to become distinguished from the common herd. Let us be glad, therefore, that we differ from one another in form and in disposition. Variety is the spice of life, and we are various enough to enjoy one another's society; so let us be content. (L. Frank Baum)
L. Frank Baum - From the Dreams category:
I believe that dreams - day dreams, you know, with your eyes wide open and your brain machinery whizzing - are likely to lead to the betterment of the world. (L. Frank Baum)
L. Frank Baum - From the Education category:
I can't give you a brain, but I can give you a diploma. (L. Frank Baum)
L. Frank Baum - From the Fame category:
I have learned to regard fame as a will-o-the-wisp which, when caught, is not worth the possession; but to please a child is a sweet and lovely thing that warms one's heart and brings its own reward. (L. Frank Baum)
L. Frank Baum - From the Greatness category:
Familiarity with any great thing removes our awe of it. (L. Frank Baum)
L. Frank Baum - From the Influence category:
Mortals seldom know how greatly they are influenced by fairies, knooks and ryls, who often put thoughts into their heads that only the wise little immortals could have conceived. (L. Frank Baum)
L. Frank Baum - From the Pets category:
It was Toto that made Dorothy laugh, and saved her from growing as gray as her other surroundings. (L. Frank Baum)
L. Frank Baum - From the Wonder category:
It is a callous age; we have seen so many marvels that we are ashamed to marvel more; the seven wonders of the world have become seven thousand wonders. (L. Frank Baum)
L. Frank Baum - From the Writing category:
When I was young I longed to write a great novel that should win me fame. Now that I am getting old my first book is written to amuse children... (L. Frank Baum)
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