“I shall take the heart,” returned the Tin Woodsman; “for brains do not make one happy, and happiness is the best thing… — L. Frank Baum Copy Share Image
"In all this world there is nothing so beautiful as a happy child," says good old Santa Claus; and if he had… — L. Frank Baum Copy Share Image
“You are both rich my friends ... And your riches are the only riches worth having, the riches of content.” — L. Frank Baum Copy Share Image
“You are both rich, my friends," said Ozma, gently; "and your riches are the only riches worth having—the riches of content!” — L. Frank Baum Copy Share Image
I shall take the heart. For brains do not make one happy, and happiness is the best thing in the world. — L. Frank Baum Copy Share Image
All the same,' said the Scarecrow, 'I shall ask for brains instead of a heart; for a fool would not know what… — L. Frank Baum Copy Share Image
Time is given us to be happy and for no other reason [...] When we waste time, we waste happiness. — L. Frank Baum Copy Share Image
No matter how dreary and gray our homes are, we people of flesh and blood would rather live there than in any other country,… — L. Frank Baum Copy Share Image
“The Tin Woodman knew very well he had no heart, and therefore he took great care never to be cruel or unkind to anything.… — L. Frank Baum Copy Share Image
The proud spirit of the original owners of these vast prairies inherited through centuries of fierce and bloody wars for their possession, lingered last… — L. Frank Baum Copy Share Image
I believe that dreams - day dreams, you know, with your eyes wide open and your brain machinery whizzing - are likely to lead… — L. Frank Baum Copy Share Image
“Perhaps I should admit on the title page that this book is "By L. Frank Baum and his correspondents," for I have used many… — L. Frank Baum Copy Share Image
My people have been wearing green glasses on their eyes for so long that most of them think this really is an Emerald City. — L. Frank Baum Copy Share Image
“When Dorothy stood in the doorway and looked around, she could see nothing but the great gray prairie on every side. Not a tree… — L. Frank Baum Copy Share Image
“you do not I will make an end of you, as I did of the Tin Woodman and the Scarecrow." Dorothy followed her through… — L. Frank Baum Copy Share Image