Quotes from L. Frank Baum

The more stupid one is the more he thinks he knows.

That proves you are unusual," returned the Scarecrow. "and I am convinced that the only people worthy of consideration in this world are the unusual ones. For the common folks are like the leaves of a tree, and live and die unnoticed.

every man has his mission, which is to leave the world better, in some way, than he found it.

it seems to me the Land of Oz is a little ahead of the United States in some of its laws. For here, if one can't talk clearly, and straight to the point, they send him to Rigmarole Town; while Uncle Sam lets him roam around wild and free, to torture innocent people.

Everything in life is unusual until you get accustomed to it -Scarecrow

H.M., said the Woggle-Bug, pompously, means Highly Magnified; and T.E. means Thoroughly Educated. I am, in reality, a very big bug, and doubtless the most intelligent being in all this broad domain. How well you disguise it, said the Wizard.

It is useless to fight people with shooting heads; no one can withstand them.

But once I had brains, and a heart also; so, having tried them both, I should much rather have a heart.

People lose a lot of time being afraid... People lose a lot of time in hating others, and there's no fun in it at all.

thanks for good deeds do not amount to much except to prove one's politeness.

Finally, were you all like me, I would consider you so common that I would not care to associate with you. To be individual, my friends, to be different from others, is the only way to become distinguished from the common herd. Let us be glad, therefore, that we differ from one another in form and in disposition. Variety is the spice of life, and we are various enough to enjoy one another's society; so let us be content.

You began it, declared Dorothy. Well, you ended it, so we won't argue the matter. May we come out again? Or are you still cruel and slappy?

Flathead on the mountain. Taking them one at a time, she had the can of brains that belonged to each one opened and the contents spread on the flat head, after which, by means of her arts of sorcery

I'm glad you have decided to come back and restore order, for doing housework and minding the children is wearing out the strength of every man in the Emerald City. Hm! said the Scarecrow, thoughtfully. If it is such hard work as you say, how did the women manage it so easily? I really do not know replied the man, with a deep sigh. Perhaps the women are made of castiron.

For although I feel that I know a tremendous lot, I am not yet aware how much there is in the world to find out about. It will take me a little time to discover whether I am very wise or very foolish.

The Witch was too much afraid of the dark to dare go in Dorothy's room at night to take the shoes, and her dread of water was greater than her fear of the dark.

Without knowing it the girl was arguing on the side of the world's expert criminologists, who hold that to destroy an offender cannot benefit society so much as to redeem him.

Twilight fell, bye and bye, and then the dark shadows of night.

for a fool would not know what to do with a heart if he had one.

Why, when it comes to Law, I have nothing to say" answered that personage. "for laws were never meant to be understood, and it is foolish to make the attempt.

She is protected by the Power of Good, and that is greater than the Power of Evil.

A beautiful girl is much superior to a little yellow bird, and a boy—such as I was—far better than a Green Monkey.

She was awakened by a shock, so sudden and severe that if Dorothy had not been lying on the soft bed she might have been hurt. As it was, the jar made her catch her breath and wonder what had happened; and Toto put his cold little nose into her face and whined dismally. Dorothy sat up and noticed that the house was not moving; nor was it dark, for the bright sunshine came in at the window, flooding the little room. She sprang from her bed and with Toto at her heels ran and opened the door.

Folklore, legends, myths and fairy tales have followed childhood through the ages, for every healthy youngster has a wholesome and instinctive love for stories fantastic, marvelous