“That proves you are unusual," returned the Scarecrow; "and I am convinced that the only people worthy of consideration in this world are the unusual ones. For the common folks are like the leaves of a tree, and live and die unnoticed.”
― The Land of Oz
― The Land of Oz
“Some people without brains do an awful lot of talking, don't you think?”
― The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
― The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
“You have some queer friends, Dorothy,' she said.
The queerness doesn't matter, so long as they're friends,' was the answer”
― The Road to Oz
The queerness doesn't matter, so long as they're friends,' was the answer”
― The Road to Oz
“You know you're getting old when you stoop to tie your shoelaces and wonder what else you could do while you're down there.”
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“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of Autumn.”
― The Mountains of California
― The Mountains of California
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