Emily

“Here's a mountain, hard of hearing,
That's sad-hearted and needs cheering,
So my duty is to listen to all sounds that Nature makes,
So the hill won't get uneasy—
Get to coughing, or get sneezy—
For this monster bump, when frightened, is quite liable to quakes.
"You can hear a bell that's ringing;
I can feel some people's singing;
But a mountain isn't sensible of what goes on, and so
When I hear a blizzard blowing
Or it's raining hard, or snowing,
I tell it to the mountain and the mountain seems to know.
"Thus I benefit all people
While I'm living on this steeple,
For I keep the mountain steady so my neighbors all may thrive.”
― L. Frank Baum, The Complete Oz

“Do 'ifs' really make Flutterbudgets?" "I think the 'ifs' help," he answered seriously. "Foolish fears, and worries over nothing, with a mixture of nerves and ifs, will soon make a Flutterbudget of any one.”
― L. Frank Baum, The Complete Oz

“I'm a lawyer," said the corkscrew, proudly. "I am accustomed to appear at the bar.”
― L. Frank Baum, The Complete Oz

“Those who do the least, often shout the loudest and so get the most glory.”
― L. Frank Baum, The Complete Oz