The Wonderful Wizard of Oz quotes
The lines readers remember from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum.
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They had taken the sparkle from her eyes and left them a sober gray; they had taken the red from her cheeks and lips, and they were gray also.
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When Aunt Em came there to live she was a young, pretty wife. The sun and wind had changed her, too.
They had taken the sparkle from her eyes and left them a sober gray; they had taken the red from her cheeks and lips, and they were gray also.
She was thin and gaunt, and never smiled now.
No matter how dreary and gray our homes are, we people of flesh and blood would rather live there than in any other country, be it ever so beautiful.
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“That is because you have no brains,” answered the girl. “
No matter how dreary and gray our homes are, we people of flesh and blood would rather live there than in any other country, be it ever so beautiful.
There is no place like home.”
I see we are going to live a little while longer, and I am glad of it, for it must be a very uncomfortable thing not to be alive.
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“Well,” said the Cowardly Lion, drawing a long breath of relief, “
I see we are going to live a little while longer, and I am glad of it, for it must be a very uncomfortable thing not to be alive.
Those creatures frightened me so badly that my heart is beating yet.”
Because you are strong and I am weak; because you are a Great Wizard and I am only a little girl.
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Because you are strong and I am weak; because you are a Great Wizard and I am only a little girl.
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Experience is the only thing that brings knowledge, and the longer you are on earth the more experience you are sure to get.
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“You don’t need them. You are learning something every day. A baby has brains, but it doesn’t know much.
Experience is the only thing that brings knowledge, and the longer you are on earth the more experience you are sure to get.
”
The true courage is in facing danger when you are afraid, and that kind of courage you have in plenty.
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“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.
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I: The Cyclone
They had taken the sparkle from her eyes and left them a sober gray; they had taken the red from her cheeks and lips, and they were gray also.
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When Aunt Em came there to live she was a young, pretty wife. The sun and wind had changed her, too.
They had taken the sparkle from her eyes and left them a sober gray; they had taken the red from her cheeks and lips, and they were gray also.
She was thin and gaunt, and never smiled now.
Uncle Henry never laughed. He worked hard from morning till night and did not know what joy was.
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and she still looked at the little girl with wonder that she could find anything to laugh at.
Uncle Henry never laughed. He worked hard from morning till night and did not know what joy was.
He was gray also, from his long beard to his rough boots, and he looked stern and solemn, and rarely spoke.
It was Toto that made Dorothy laugh, and saved her from growing as gray as her other surroundings.
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Uncle Henry never laughed. He worked hard from morning till night and did not know what joy was. He was gray also, from his long beard to his rough boots, and he looked stern and solemn, and rarely spoke.
It was Toto that made Dorothy laugh, and saved her from growing as gray as her other surroundings.
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. Toto played all day long, and Dorothy played with him, and loved him dearly.
IV: The Road Through the Forest
No matter how dreary and gray our homes are, we people of flesh and blood would rather live there than in any other country, be it ever so beautiful.
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“That is because you have no brains,” answered the girl. “
No matter how dreary and gray our homes are, we people of flesh and blood would rather live there than in any other country, be it ever so beautiful.
There is no place like home.”
It is such an uncomfortable feeling to know one is a fool.
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“Oh, yes; I am anxious,” returned the Scarecrow. “
It is such an uncomfortable feeling to know one is a fool.
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If it required brains to figure it out, I never should have said it.
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“Certainly; that is why I know it,” returned the Scarecrow. “
If it required brains to figure it out, I never should have said it.
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VII: The Journey to the Great Oz
But the Lion went away into the forest and found his own supper, and no one ever knew what it was, for he didn’t mention it.
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“Don’t! Please don’t,” begged the Tin Woodman. “I should certainly weep if you killed a poor deer, and then my jaws would rust again.”
But the Lion went away into the forest and found his own supper, and no one ever knew what it was, for he didn’t mention it.
And the Scarecrow found a tree full of nuts and filled Dorothy’s basket with them, so that she would not be hungry for a long time.
I see we are going to live a little while longer, and I am glad of it, for it must be a very uncomfortable thing not to be alive.
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“Well,” said the Cowardly Lion, drawing a long breath of relief, “
I see we are going to live a little while longer, and I am glad of it, for it must be a very uncomfortable thing not to be alive.
Those creatures frightened me so badly that my heart is beating yet.”
XI: The Wonderful City of Oz
Because you are strong and I am weak; because you are a Great Wizard and I am only a little girl.
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Because you are strong and I am weak; because you are a Great Wizard and I am only a little girl.
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XV: The Discovery of Oz, the Terrible
Oh, no, my dear; I’m really a very good man, but I’m a very bad Wizard, I must admit.
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Oh, no, my dear; I’m really a very good man, but I’m a very bad Wizard, I must admit.
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Experience is the only thing that brings knowledge, and the longer you are on earth the more experience you are sure to get.
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“You don’t need them. You are learning something every day. A baby has brains, but it doesn’t know much.
Experience is the only thing that brings knowledge, and the longer you are on earth the more experience you are sure to get.
”
The true courage is in facing danger when you are afraid, and that kind of courage you have in plenty.
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“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.
”
XX: The Dainty China Country
He is considerably cracked in his head, and that makes him foolish.
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“Don’t mind Mr. Joker,” said the Princess to Dorothy. “
He is considerably cracked in his head, and that makes him foolish.
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