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1. "In this world in which we live simplicity and kindness are the only magic wands that work wonders" ~ L. Frank Baum
2. "You have plenty of courage, I am sure," answered Oz. "All you need is confidence in yourself. There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. The true courage is in facing danger when you are afraid, and that kind of courage you have in plenty." ~ L. Frank Baum
3. "Now I know I've got a heart because it is breaking.- Tin Man" ~ L. Frank Baum
4. "You have some queer friends, Dorothy,' she said.The queerness doesn't matter, so long as they're friends,' was the answer" ~ L. Frank Baum
5. "My world, my world... How can such a good little girl like you destroy all of my beautiful wickedness.- Wicket Witch of the North" ~ L. Frank Baum
6. "Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again." ~ L. Frank Baum
7. "I can't give you a brain, but I can give you a diploma." ~ L. Frank Baum
8. "The road to the City of Emeralds is paved with yellow brick." ~ L. Frank Baum
9. ". . .It is the Law that while Evil, unopposed, may accomplish terrible deeds, the power of Good can never be overthrown when opposed to Evil. . ." ~ L. Frank Baum
10. "Going so soon? I wouldn't hear of it. Why my little party's just beginning.~ Wicked Witch of the West Wizard of Oz" ~ L. Frank Baum
11. "If your heads were stuffed with straw, like mine, you would probably all live in the beautiful places, and then Kansas would have no people at all. It is fortunate for Kansas that you have brains." ~ L. Frank Baum
12. "I am Oz, the Great and Terrible," spoke the Beast, in a voice that was one great roar. Who are you, and why do you seek me?" ~ L. Frank Baum
13. "He is my dog, Toto," answered Dorothy."Is he made of tin, or stuffed?" asked the Lion."Neither. He's a-- a-- a meat dog," said the girl." ~ L. Frank Baum
14. "All magic is unnatural, and for that reason is to be feared and avoided ~ The Scarecrow" ~ L. Frank Baum
15. "As they passed the rows of houses they saw through the open doors that men were sweeping and dusting and washing dishes, while the women sat around in groups, gossiping and laughing.What has happened?' the Scarecrow asked a sad-looking man with a bushy beard, who wore an apron and was wheeling a baby carriage along the sidewalk.Why, we've had a revolution, your Majesty -- as you ought to know very well,' replied the man; 'and since you went away the women have been running things to suit themselves. I'm glad you have decided to come back and restore order, for doing housework and minding the children is wearing out the strength of every man in the Emerald City.'Hm!' said the Scarecrow, thoughtfully. 'If it is such hard work as you say, how did the women manage it so easily?'I really do not know,' replied the man, with a deep sigh. 'Perhaps the women are made of cast-iron." ~ L. Frank Baum
16. "You see, in this country are a number of youths who do not like to work, and the college is an excellent place for them." ~ L. Frank Baum
17. "If I ever go looking for my heart's desire again, I won't look any further than my own back yard. Because if it isn't there, I never really lost it to begin with." ~ L. Frank Baum
18. "No thief, however skillful, can rob one of knowledge, and that is why knowledge is the best and safest treasure to acquire." ~ L. Frank Baum
19. "But you will admit that it is a very good thing to be alive." ~ L. Frank Baum
20. "Perhaps it is better to be a machine that does its duty than a flesh-and-blood person who will not, for a dead truth is better than a live falsehood." ~ L. Frank Baum
21. "Like all bullies and marauders, Gos was a coward at heart" ~ L. Frank Baum
22. "No Queen with a frozen heart is fit to rule any country." ~ L. Frank Baum
23. "…and the next moment all of them were filled with wonder. For they saw, standing in just the spot the screen had hidden, a little old man, with a bald head and a wrinkled face, who seemed to be as much surprised as they were." ~ L. Frank Baum
24. "Do try to be more cheerful and take life as you find it -The Scarecrow - The Marvellous Land Of Oz by L. Frank Baum pg 135 chapter 18" ~ L. Frank Baum
25. "Those who remember are usually the unhappy ones. Only those who are able to forget, find the most joy in life." ~ L. Frank Baum
26. "And I' declared the Sawhorse, filling an awkward pause, 'am only remarkable because I can't help it." ~ L. Frank Baum
27. "The cyclone had set the house down gently, very gently – for a cyclone—in the midst of a country of marvelous beauty. There were lovely patches of green sward all about, with stately trees bearing rich and luscious fruits. Banks of gorgeous flowers were on every hand, and birds with rare and brilliant plumage sang and fluttered in the trees and bushes. A little way off was a small brook, rushing and sparkling along between green banks, and murmuring in a voice very grateful to a little girl who had lived so long on the dry, gray prairies." ~ L. Frank Baum
28. "In all this world there is nothing so beautiful as a happy child." ~ L. Frank Baum
29. "A little misery, at times, makes one appreciate happiness more." ~ L. Frank Baum
30. "We dare not harm this little girl," he said to them, "for she is protected by the Power of Good, and that is greater than the Power of Evil. All we can do is carry her to the castle of the Wicked Witch and leave her there." ~ L. Frank Baum
31. "Don't let us quarrel. We all have our weaknesses, dear friends; so we must strive to be considerate of one another. And since this poor boy is hungry and has nothing whatver to eat, let us all remain quiet and allow him to sleep; for it is said that in sleep a mortal may forget even hunger. - Scarecrow" ~ L. Frank Baum
32. "It's the latest popular song," declared the phonograph, speaking in a sulky tone of voice."A popular song?""Yes. One that the feeble-minded can remember the words of and those ignorant of music can whistle or sing. That makes a popular song popular, and the time is coming when it will take the place of all other songs." ~ L. Frank Baum
33. "Can't you give me brains?" asked the Scarecrow."You don't need them. You are learning something every day. A baby has brains, but it doesn't know much. Experience is the only thing that brings knowledge, and the longer you are on earth the more experience you are sure to get." ~ L. Frank Baum
34. "Why, I'm not afraid to go anywhere, if the Cowardly Lion is with me," she said. "I know him pretty well, and so I can trust him. He's always afraid, when we get into trouble, and that's why he's cowardly; but he's a terrible fighter, and that's why he isn't a coward. He doesn't like to fight, you know, but when he HAS to, there isn't any beast living that can conquer him." ~ L. Frank Baum
35. "This is the way to get ideas: never to let adverse circumstances discourage you, but to believe there is a way out of every difficulty, which may be found by earnest though." ~ L. Frank Baum
36. "I think you are wrong to want a heart. It makes most people unhappy. If you only knew it, you are in luck not to have a heart." ~ L. Frank Baum
37. "How very wet this water is." ~ L. Frank Baum
38. "If you only have brains on your head you would be as good a man as any of them, and a better man than some of them. Brains are the only things worth having in this world, no matter whether one is a crow or a man." ~ L. Frank Baum
39. "One can be ugly in looks, but lovely in disposition." ~ L. Frank Baum
40. "All the same," said the Scarecrow, "I shall ask for brains instead of a heart; for a fool would not know what to do with a heart if he had one." ~ L. Frank Baum
41. "Toto did not really care whether he was in Kansas or the Land of Oz so long as Dorothy was with him; but he knew the little girl was unhappy, and that made him unhappy too." ~ L. Frank Baum
42. "Lions and tigers, and bears, oh my! - Dorothy in Wizard of Oz" ~ L. Frank Baum
43. "For although I feel that I know a tremendous lot, I am not yet aware how much there is in the world to find out about. It will take me a little time to discover whether I am very wise or very foolish" - Jack Pumpkinhead - The Marvellous Land Of Oz by L. Frank Baum pg 20 chapter 2" ~ L. Frank Baum
44. "...it is always wise to do one's duty, however unpleasant that duty may seem to be." -Ozma" ~ L. Frank Baum
45. "It was a terrible thing to undergo, but during the year I stood there I had time to think that the greatest loss I had known was the loss of my heart. While I was in love I was the happiest man on earth; but no one can love who has not a heart, and so I am resolved to ask Oz to give me one. - The Tin Woodsman, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz pgs 72-73." ~ L. Frank Baum
46. "She was awakened by a shock, so sudden and severe that if Dorothy had not been lying on the soft bed she might have been hurt. As it was, the jar made her catch her breath and wonder what had happened; and Toto put his cold little nose into her face and whined dismally. Dorothy sat up and noticed that the house was not moving; nor was it dark, for the bright sunshine came in at the window, flooding the little room. She sprang from her bed and with Toto at her heels ran and opened the door." ~ L. Frank Baum
47. "...it is folly for us to try to appear otherwise than as nature has made us." ~ L. Frank Baum
48. "Dorothy lived in the midst of the great Kansas prairies, with Uncle Henry, who was a farmer, and Aunt Em, who was the farmer's wife. Their house was small, for the lumber to build it had to be carried by wagon many miles. There were four walls, a floor and a roof, which made one room; and this room contained a rusty looking cookstove, a cupboard for the dishes, a table, three or four chairs, and the beds. Uncle Henry and Aunt Em had a big bed in one corner, and Dorothy a little bed in another corner. There was no garret at all, and no cellar—except a small hole dug in the ground, called a cyclone cellar, where the family could go in case one of those great whirlwinds arose, mighty enough to crush any building in its path. It was reached by a trap door in the middle of the floor, from which a ladder led down into the small, dark hole." ~ L. Frank Baum
49. "She said, "You might become politicians.""No!" cried Beni, with sudden fierceness; "we must not abandon our high calling. Bandits we have always been, and bandits we must remain!" ~ L. Frank Baum
50. "Oh, if Shakespeare says it, that's all right." ~ L. Frank Baum
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