"That proves you are unusual,' returned the Scarecrow;……" — L. Frank Baum
"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."
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88 Quotes by L. Frank Baum
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