A. A. Milne

Once upon a time there were three little foxes Who didn't wear stockings, and they didn't wear sockses, But they all had…

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A pipe in the mouth makes it clear that there has been no mistake-you are undoubtedly a man.

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Be sure to put the knocker fairly low on your door in case a very small friend drops by.

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And the only reason for making honey is so as I can eat it.

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That's what Tiggers do best!

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When we asked Pooh what the opposite of an Introduction was, he said "The what of a what?" which didn't help us…

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It is impossible to win gracefully at chess. No man has yet said "Mate!" in a voice which failed to sound to…

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There are some people who begin the Zoo at the beginning, called WAYIN, and walk as quickly as they can past every…

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The more he looked inside the more Piglet wasn't there.

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Turn around, Piglet. Step lightly, Pooh. This silly ol' dance is perfect for two.

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I have a house where I go, When there's too many people, I have a house where I go Where no one…

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I suppose this is the reason why diaries are so rarely kept nowadays- that nothing ever happens to anybody.

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Hallo, Rabbit,” he said, “is that you?” "Let’s pretend it isn’t,” said Rabbit, “and see what happens.

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If you were a bird, and lived on high, You'd lean on the wind when the wind came by, You'd say to…

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I gave up writing children's books. I wanted to escape from them as I had once wanted to escape from 'Punch': as…

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What distinguishes Cambridge from Oxford, broadly speaking, is that nobody who has been to Cambridge feels impelled to write about it.

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No sensible author wants anything but praise.

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It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like "What about…

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Why does a silly bird go on saying "chiff-chaff" all day long? Is it happiness or hiccups?

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Is 'The Wind in the Willows' a children's book? Is 'Alice in Wonderland?' Is 'Treasure Island?' These are masterpieces which we read…

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It gets you nowhere if the other person's tail is only just in sight for the second half of the conversation.

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War is something of man's own fostering, and if all mankind renounces it, then it is no longer there.

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What I like doing best is Nothing.

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Whereas men of an older school, like myself, smoke for the pleasure of smoking, men of this school smoke for the pleasure…

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Christopher Robin was sitting outside his door, putting on his Big Boots. As soon as he saw the Big Boots, Pooh knew…

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