A. Milne
A. Milne
mistake thinking people
No brain at all, some of them [people], only grey fluff that's blown into their heads by mistake, and they don't Think.
piglet winnie-the-pooh-life winni-the-pooh
What I like doing best is Nothing.
funny inspiring witty
People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.
danger snail heard
James gave the huffle of a snail in danger. And nobody heard him at all.
faces dresses glad
His dress told her nothing, but his face told her things which she was glad to know.
nihilism said
There must be somebody there, because somebody must have said "Nobody.
piglet way sticks
WHERE did you say it was?' asked Pooh. Just here,' said Eeyore. Made of sticks?' Yes' Oh!' said Piglet. What?' said Eeyore. I just said "Oh!"' said Piglet nervously. And so as to seem quite at ease he hummed Tiddely-pom once or twice in a what-shall-we-do-now kind of way.
tigger
That's what Tiggers do best!
fun tigger manners
Oh Tigger, where are your manners?" "I don’t know, but I bet they’re having more fun than I am.
brain rabbits said
Pooh," said Rabbit kindly, "you haven't any brain." "I know," said Pooh humbly.
courage animal bravery
It is hard to be brave, when you're only a Very Small Animal.
color trying lines
The painter doesn't try to reproduce the scene before him... he simplifies and eliminates until he knows exactly what stirred him, sets this down in color and line as simply and as powerfully as possible and so translates his impression into an aesthetic emotion.
painting materials knows
Anything is good painting material once you get to know it.
powerful white paper
Watercolour could have been used more by the modernists. It is so direct, and when the white paper convention is accepted, so powerful, even brutal, that it would seem an ideal medium.