Quotes from baum l frank iii

We long for what we cannot have, yet desire it not so much because it would benefit us, as because it is beyond our reach.

We consider a prisoner unfortunate. He is unfortunate in two ways -- because he has done something wrong and because he is deprived of his liberty. Therefore we should treat him kindly, because of his misfortune, for otherwise he would become hard and bitter and would not be sorry he had done wrong.

The absurd and legendary devil is the enigma of the Church.

If you will take the trouble to consult your dictionary, you will find that demons may be either good or bad, like any other class of beings.

Time is given us to be happy and for no other reason.

But Santa Claus himself would not have approved this speech. He brought toys to the children because they were little and helpless, and because he loved them. He knew that the best of children were sometimes naughty, and that the naughty ones were often good. It is the way with children, the world over, and he would not have changed their natures had he possessed the power to do so.