Frank Baum
Frank Baum
children men civilization
The Imaginative Child will become the imaginative man or woman most apt to create, to invent, and therefore to foster civilization
beautiful children would-be
"In all this world there is nothing so beautiful as a happy child," says good old Santa Claus; and if he had his way the children would all be beautiful, for all would be happy.
grateful land people
You are welcome, most noble Sorceress, to the land of the Munchkins. We are so grateful to you for having killed the Wicked Witch of the East, and for setting our people free from bondage.
heart brain fool
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.
strong kindness brave
It is kindness that makes one strong and brave; and so we are kind to our prisoners.
brain knows
No, indeed; I don't know anything. You see, I am stuffed, so I have no brains at all.
land life-is unusual
Everything in life is unusual until you get accustomed to it -The Scarecrow - The Marvellous Land Of Oz by L. Frank Baum pg 103 chapter 13
girl dog meat
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.
lions bears wizards
Lions and tigers, and bears, oh my! - Dorothy in Wizard of Oz
elephants hot sphinx
Courage~ What makes the flag on the mast to wave? What makes the elephant charge his tusk in the misty mist, or the dusky dusk? What makes the muskrat guard his musk? Courage! What makes the sphinx the seventh wonder? Courage! What makes the dawn come up like thunder? Courage! What makes the Hottentot so hot? What puts the "ape" in apricot?~Cowardly Lion from the Wizard of Oz
heart loss men
During the year I stood there I had known was the loss of my heart. While I was in love I was the happiest man on earth.
men good-man wizards
Oh - You're a very bad man!" Oh, no my dear. I'm a very good man. I'm just a very bad Wizard.
enough walks ifs
If we walk far enough," says Dorothy, "we shall sometime come to someplace.
beautiful kansas people
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.