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Dorothy lived in the midst of the great Kansas prairies, with Uncle Henry, who was a farmer, and Aunt Em, who was the farmer's wife.

— L. Frank Baum The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900)

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Some of my youthful readers are developing wonderful imaginations. This pleases me.

Introduction to The Lost Princess of Oz (1917)

I never deal in transformations, for they are not honest, and no respectable sorceress likes to make things appear to be what they are not.

The Marvelous Land of Oz (1904)

When I was young I longed to write a great novel that should win me fame. Now that I am getting old my first book is written to amuse children.

Personal inscription on a copy of Mother Goose in Prose (1897)

I think the world is like a great mirror, and reflects our lives just as we ourselves look upon it.

Aunt Jane’s Nieces and Uncle John (1911)

The Tin Woodman knew very well he had no heart, and therefore he took great care never to be cruel or unkind to anything.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900)

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The best way to worship God is to love your wife.

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