…and The Next Moment All Of Them Were Filled With Wonder. For They Saw, Standing In Just The Spot The Screen Had Hidden, A Little Old Man, With A Bald Head And A Wrinkled Face, Who Seemed To Be As Much Surprised As They Were.
He Brought Toys To The Children Because They Were Little And Helpless, And Because He Loved Them.
"in All This World There Is Nothing So Beautiful As A Happy Child," Says Good Old Santa Claus; And If He Had His Way The Children Would All Be Beautiful, For All Would Be Happy.
"it Must Be Inconvenient To Be Made Of Flesh," Said The Scarecrow Thoughtfully, "for You Must Sleep, And Eat And Drink. However, You Have Brains, And It Is Worth A Lot Of Bother To Be Able To Think Properly."
Some Of My Youthful Readers Are Developing Wonderful Imaginations. This Pleases Me.
I Am Oz, The Great And Terrible," Spoke The Beast, In A Voice That Was One Great Roar. Who Are You, And Why Do You Seek Me?
It's So Kind Of You To Want To Visit Me In My Loneliness. - The Wicked Witch Of The West. Now I Know I Have A Heart, Because It's Breaking. - The Tin Woodsman Hearts Will Never Be Practical Until They Can Be Made Unbreakable.
You People With Hearts,' He Said Once, 'have Something To Guide You, And Need Never Do Wrong; But I Have No Heart, And So I Must Be Very Careful.
Some Of My Youthful Readers Are Developing Wonderful Imaginations. This Pleases Me. When I Was Young I Longed To Write A Great Novel That Should Win Me Fame. Now That I Am Getting Old My First Book Is Written To Amuse Children. For Aside From My Evident Inability To Do Anything "great," I Have Learned To Regard Fame As A Will-o-the-wisp Which, When Caught, Is Not Worth The Possession; But To Please A Child Is A Sweet And Lovely Thing That Warms One's Heart And Brings Its Own Reward.
Oh - You're A Very Bad Man!" Oh, No My Dear. I'm A Very Good Man. I'm Just A Very Bad Wizard.
During The Year I Stood There I Had Known Was The Loss Of My Heart. While I Was In Love I Was The Happiest Man On Earth.
Courage~ What Makes The Flag On The Mast To Wave? What Makes The Elephant Charge His Tusk In The Misty Mist, Or The Dusky Dusk? What Makes The Muskrat Guard His Musk? Courage! What Makes The Sphinx The Seventh Wonder? Courage! What Makes The Dawn Come Up Like Thunder? Courage! What Makes The Hottentot So Hot? What Puts The "ape" In Apricot?~cowardly Lion From The Wizard Of Oz
