Quotes from L. Frank Baum

It wouldn't matter, remarked the educated Woggle-Bug. he can't get broke so long as he is stuffed with money.

There is no doubt they intend to kill us as dead as possible in a short time. said the Wizard As dead as poss'ble would be pretty dead, wouldn't it? asked Dorothy.

Roads, observed the shaggy man, don't go anywhere. They stay in one place, so folks can walk on them.

floor and keep the fire fed with wood. Dorothy went to work meekly, with her mind made up to work as hard as she

Fico com o coração – respondeu o Homem de Lata –, porque o cérebro não faz ninguém feliz, e a felicidade é a melhor coisa do mundo.

he painted my right eye, and as soon as it was finished I found myself looking at him and at everything around me with a great deal of curiosity, for this was my first glimpse of the world.

Toto was not gray; he was a little black dog, with long silky hair and small black eyes that twinkled merrily on either side of his funny, wee nose.

But to become civilized means to dress as elaborately and prettily as possible, and to make a show of your clothes so your neighbors will envy you, and for that reason both civilized foxes and civilized humans spend most of their time dressing themselves. I don't, declared the shaggy man. That is true, said the King, looking at him carefully; but perhaps you are not civilized.

Here is your future ruler, King Evardo Fifteenth. He is fifteen years of age, has fifteen silver buckles on his jacket and is the fifteenth Evardo to rule the land of Ev. The people shouted their approval fifteen times

But could you not be mended? asked the girl. Oh, yes; but one is never so pretty after being mended, you know, replied the Princess.

But I cannot flash fire from my eyes unless I am very angry. Can't you get angry 'bout something, please? asked Ojo. I'll try. You just say 'Krizzle-Kroo' to me. Will that make you angry? inquired the boy. Terribly angry. What does it mean? asked Scraps. I don't know; that's what makes me so angry, replied the Woozy.

Fortunately money is not known in the Land of Oz at all. We have no rich, and no poor; for what one wishes the others all try to give him, in order to make him happy, and no one in all Oz cares to have more than he can use.

Now, that is very interesting history, said Jack, well pleased; and I understand it perfectly all but the explanation.

but love is a stubborn thing to conquer. When you think you've killed it, it's liable to bob up again as strong as ever.

But how about my courage? asked the Lion anxiously. You have plenty of courage, I am sure, answered Oz. All you need is confidence in yourself. There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. The True courage is in facing danger when you are afraid, and that kind of courage you have in plenty. Perhaps

East, west - home's best!

The Tin Woodman was about to reply when he heard a low growl, and turning

All the same, said the Scarecrow, 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.   I shall take the heart, returned the Tin Woodman; for brains do not make one happy, and happiness is the best thing in the world.

Suppose we try kindness, suggested the Tin Woodman. I've heard that anyone can be conquered with kindness, no matter how ugly they may be.

Yet Burzee has its inhabitants—for all this. Nature peopled it in the beginning with Fairies, Knooks, Ryls and Nymphs. As long as the Forest stands it will be a home, a refuge and a playground to these sweet immortals, who revel undisturbed in its depths.

The mule is a very intelligent animal, but to get his attention you have to hit him on the head with a stick.

But in the course of my wanderings I had the good fortune to save the ninth life of a tailor -- tailors having, like cats, nine lives, as you probably know. The fellow was exceedingly grateful, for had he lost that ninth life it would have been the end of him; so he begged permission to furnish me with the stylish costume I now wear. It fits very nicely, does it not?

Yo prefiero el corazón —replicó el Leñador—, porque el cerebro no lo hace a uno feliz, y la felicidad es lo mejor que hay en el mundo.

I do not know where Kansas is, for I have never heard that country mentioned before. But tell me, is it a civilized country? Oh, yes, replied Dorothy. Then that accounts for it. In the civilized countries I believe there are no witches left, nor wizards, nor sorceresses, nor magicians. But, you see, the Land of Oz has never been civilized, for we are cut off from all the rest of the world. Therefore we still have witches and wizards amongst us.