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I have learned to regard fame as a will-o-the-wisp which, when caught, is not worth the possession; but to please a child is a sweet and lovely thing that warms one's heart and brings its own reward.

— L. Frank Baum Personal inscription on a copy of Mother Goose in Prose (1897)

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

Introduction to The Lost Princess of Oz (1917)

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.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900)

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)

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