326 Quotes by L. Frank Baum

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?

Brains are the only things worth having in this world.

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

Having this thought in mind, the story of “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” was written solely to please children of today. It aspires to being a modernized fairy tale, in which the wonderment and joy are retained and the heartaches and nightmares are left out. L. Frank Baum.

But I do not wish to fight,” declared Ozma, firmly. “No one has the right to destroy any living creatures, however evil they may be, or to hurt them or make them unhappy.

Si caminamos lo suficiente, alguna vez llegaremos a alguna parte.

I have always thought myself very big and terrible; yet such small things as flowers came near to killing me, and such small animals as mice have saved my life. How strange it all is!

Neither. He’s a – a – a meat dog.

I don’t know enough,” replied the Scarecrow cheerfully. “My head is stuffed with straw, you know, and that is why I am going to Oz to ask him for some brains.” “Oh, I see,” said the Tin Woodman. “But, after all, brains are not the best things in the world.” “Have you any?” inquired the Scarecrow. “No, my head is quite empty,” answered the Woodman. “But once I had brains, and a heart also; so, having tried them both, I should much rather have a heart.