Quotes from L. Frank Baum

but 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. from Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz

No one has the right to destroy any living creatures, however evil they may be, or to hurt them or make them unhappy. I will not fight, even to save my kingdom.

Because the Nome King intends to do evil is no excuse for my doing the same

It was a good fight, friend.

but one egg isn't good for anything at all

No, indeed. I don't know anything. You see, I am stuffed, so I have no brains at all," he answered sadly.

An unsuspected enemy is doubly dangerous.

Then, to their surprise, they found before them a high wall which seemed to be made of white china. It was smooth, like the surface of a dish, and higher than their heads.

Never question the truth of what you fail to understand, for the world is filled with wonders

When I return I shall be as other men are. I have always liked you as you were, said Dorothy simply.

Tarts and tadpoles!...The boy is still alive!

The reason most people are bad is because they do not try to be good. Now, the Nome King had never tried to be good, so he was very bad indeed.

How can I help being a humbug. . .when all these people make me do things that everybody knows can't be done?

Neither. He's a—a—a meat dog.

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. Toto played all day long, and Dorothy played with him, and loved him dearly.

I suppose I must start my brains working, replied his Majesty the Scarecrow; for experience has, taught me that I can do anything if I but take time to think it out.

You may have noticed that if one has money without brains, he cannot use it to advantage; but if one has brains without money, they will enable him to live comfortably to the end of his days.

This is the way to get ideas: never to let adverse circumstances discourage you, but to believe there is a way out of every difficulty, which may be found by earnest thought.

To 'Know Thyself' is considered quite an accomplishment, which it has taken us, who are your elders, months to perfect.

Fat babies! Don't they sound delicious? But I've never eaten any, because my conscience tells me it is wrong. If I had no conscience I would probably eat the babies and then get hungry again, which would mean that I had sacrificed the poor babies for nothing. No; hungry I was born, and hungry I shall die. But I'll not have any cruel deeds on my conscience to be sorry for.

Have you brains? Asked the scarecrow. I suppose. I've never looked to see. Replied the lion.

That is all that makes life worth our while—to do good deeds and to help those less fortunate than ourselves.

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.

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.