L. Frank Baum
L. Frank Baum
Lyman Frank Baum, better known by his pen name L. Frank Baum, was an American author chiefly known for his children's books, particularly The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. He wrote thirteen novel sequels, nine other fantasy novels, and a host of other works, and made numerous attempts to bring his works to the stage and screen. His works anticipated such century-later commonplaces as television, augmented reality, laptop computers, wireless telephones, women in high risk, action-heavy occupations, and the ubiquity of...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth15 May 1856
CountryUnited States of America
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
Beautiful things may be admired, if not loved,
In all this world there is nothing so beautiful as a happy child,
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.
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.
A little misery, at times, makes one appreciate happiness more.
No, indeed; I don't know anything. You see, I am stuffed, so I have no brains at all.
There's no place like home, there's no place like home, there's no place like home.
The Tin Woodman knew very well he had no heart, and therefore he took great care never to be cruel or unkind to anything.
The proud spirit of the original owners of these vast prairies inherited through centuries of fierce and bloody wars for their possession, lingered last in the bosom of Sitting Bull. With his fall the nobility of the Redskin is extinguished, and what few are left are a pack of whining curs who lick the hand that smites them.
The Imaginative Child will become the imaginative man or woman most apt to create, to invent, and therefore to foster civilization
Familiarity with any great thing removes our awe of it. The great general is only terrible to the enemy; the great poet is frequently scolded by his wife; the children of the great statesman clamber about his knees with perfect trust and impunity; the great actor who is called before the curtain by admiring audiences is often waylaid at the stage door by his creditors.
It is kindness that makes one strong and brave; and so we are kind to our prisoners.
It seems unfortunate that strong people are usually so disagreeable and overbearing that no one cares for them. In fact, to be different from your fellow creatures is always a misfortune.