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"But girls often marry when they are too young," exclaimed Mary-Marie quickly; "so, if you don't object to my age — "
"My people have been wearing green glasses on their eyes for so long that most of them think this really is an Emerald City."
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900)
"I think I prefer to be a Bear," said Big Bru. "I was born a Bear, and I know a Bear's ways. So I am satisfied to live as a Bear lives."
The Magic of Oz (1919)
"Oh, no, my dear; I'm really a very good man, but I'm a very bad Wizard, I must admit."
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900)
"I have heard that Glinda is a beautiful woman, who knows how to keep young in spite of the many years she has lived."
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900)
I believe that dreams — day dreams, you know, with your eyes wide open and your brain machinery whizzing — are likely to lead to the betterment of the world.
Introduction to The Lost Princess of Oz (1917)
Electricity was a part of the world from its creation, and therefore my Electra is as old as Daylight or Moonlight, and equally beneficent to mortals and fairies alike.
Tik-Tok of Oz (1914)
One might think you knew all about witches, to hear you chatter. But your words prove you to be very ignorant of the subject. You may find good people and bad people in the world; and so, I suppose, you may find good witches and bad witches.
He told Dorothy he had brushed his shaggy hair and whiskers; but she thought he must have brushed them the wrong way, for they were quite as shaggy as before.
If you will take the trouble to consult your dictionary, you will find that demons may be either good or bad, like any other class of beings.
The Master Key (1901)
We long for what we cannot have, yet desire it not so much because it would benefit us, as because it is beyond our reach.
Queen Zixi of Ix (1905)
"Oh indeed!" exclaimed the King. Then he turned to his servants and said: "Please take General Crinkle to the torture chamber. There you will kindly slice him into thin slices. Afterward you may feed him to the seven-headed dogs."
The Emerald City of Oz (1910)
Now we can cross the Shifting Sands.
His father thought he had a wond'rous wise look when he was born, and so he named him Solomon, thinking that if indeed he turned out to be wise the name would fit him nicely, whereas, should he be mistaken, and the boy grow up stupid, his name could be easily changed to Simon.
"You are welcome, most noble Sorceress, to the land of the Munchkins. We are so grateful to you for having killed the Wicked Witch of the East, and for setting our people free from bondage."
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900)
There were only four witches in all the Land of Oz, and two of them, those who live in the North and the South, are good witches.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900)
"There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. The true courage is in facing danger when you are afraid, and that kind of courage you have in plenty."
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900)
Burglars! Good gracious!' cried the little woman, springing from the bed in one bound. The word 'burglar' was a terrible one to her, as it is indeed, to every well-constituted woman. 'Robbery' does not sound nearly so awe-inspiring.
The Loveridge Burglary (1900)
"I have nine lives," said the kitten, purring softly as it walked around in a circle and then came back to the roof; "but I can't lose even one of them by falling in this country, because I really couldn't manage to fall if I wanted to."
Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz (1908)
"Congratulate me. I am going to Oz to get my brains at last. When I return I shall be as other men are."
"I have always liked you as you were," said Dorothy simply.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900)