Quotes from A. A. Milne

You never can tell with bees.

There was once an old sailor my grandfather knew, Who had so many things which he wanted to do That, whenever he thought it was time to begin, He couldn't because of the state he was in.

Time for a little something.

Golf is so popular simply because it is the best game in the world at which to be bad.

Drinking your milk and talking at the same time may result in your having to be patted on the back and dried for quite a long time afterwords.

Nobody can be uncheered with a balloon.

Did you ever stop to think, and forget to start again?

Tiggers don't like honey.

Before beginning a Hunt, it is wise to ask someone what you are looking for before you begin looking for it.

I am sure of this: that no one can write a book which children will like unless he write it for himself first.

A writer wants something more than money for his work: he wants permanence.

I gave up writing children's books. I wanted to escape from them as I had once wanted to escape from 'Punch': as I have always wanted to escape. In vain.

When you see someone putting on his Big Boots, you can be pretty sure that an Adventure is going to happen.

I'm not lost for I know where I am. But however, where I am may be lost.

There's the South Pole, said Christopher Robin, and I expect there's an East Pole and a West Pole, though people don't like talking about them.

Supposing a tree fell down, Pooh, when we were underneath it?' 'Supposing it didn't,' said Pooh after careful thought. Piglet was comforted by this.

To her- Hand in hand we come Christopher Robin and I To lay this book in your lap. Say you're surprised? Say you like it? Say it's just what you wanted? Because it's yours- because we love you.

The Old Testament is responsible for more atheism, agnosticism, disbelief - call it what you will - than any book ever written. It has emptied more churches than all the counter-attractions of cinema, motor-bicycle and golf course.

My spelling is Wobbly. It's good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places.

I just wanted to be sure of you.

Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them.

Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up.

Just because an animal is large, it doesn't mean he doesn't want kindness; however big Tigger seems to be, remember that he wants as much kindness as Roo.

No sensible author wants anything but praise.