--- title: "1 Dead Wouldn Quotes By L. Frank Baum" description: "1 Dead Wouldn quotes by L. Frank Baum. Plus more from L. Frank Baum and more Dead Wouldn sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc6/l-frank-baum-1339_inspirational_but-there-is-no-doubt-they-intend-to-kil_2125403.png" --- > [“..."but there is no doubt they intend to kill us as dead as possible in a short time." - said the Wizard "As dead as poss'ble would be pretty dead, wouldn't it?" asked Dorothy. from "Dorothy and the Wizard of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-frank-baum/but-there-is-no-doubt-they-intend-to-kill-us-as-dead-as-possible-in-a/) [L. Frank Baum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-frank-baum/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc6/l-frank-baum-1339_inspirational_but-there-is-no-doubt-they-intend-to-kil_2125403.png) ## More by L. Frank Baum > [No matter how dreary and gray our homes are, we people of flesh and blood would rather live there than in any other country,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-frank-baum/no-matter-how-dreary-and-gray-our-homes-are-we-people-of-flesh-and/) [L. Frank Baum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-frank-baum/) > [“The Tin Woodman knew very well he had no heart, and therefore he took great care never to be cruel or unkind to anything.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-frank-baum/the-tin-woodman-knew-very-well-he-had-no-heart-and-therefore-he-took/) [L. Frank Baum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-frank-baum/) > [The proud spirit of the original owners of these vast prairies inherited through centuries of fierce and bloody wars for their possession, lingered last…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-frank-baum/the-proud-spirit-of-the-original-owners-of-these-vast-prairies/) [L. 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Frank Baum and his correspondents," for I have used many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-frank-baum/perhaps-i-should-admit-on-the-title-page-that-this-book-is-by-l-frank/) [L. Frank Baum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-frank-baum/) > [Beautiful things may be admired, if not loved,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-frank-baum/beautiful-things-may-be-admired-if-not-loved/) [L. Frank Baum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-frank-baum/) > [My people have been wearing green glasses on their eyes for so long that most of them think this really is an Emerald City.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-frank-baum/my-people-have-been-wearing-green-glasses-on-their-eyes-for-so-long/) [L. Frank Baum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-frank-baum/) > [“cut the beast’s head clean”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-frank-baum/cut-the-beast-s-head-clean/) [L. 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