Frog said, 'I wrote 'Dear Toad, I am glad that you are my best friend. Your best friend, Frog.' 'Oh,' said Toad, 'that makes a very good letter.'Then Frog and Toad went out onto the front porch to wait for the mail. They sat there, feeling happy together.

I cannot think of any work that could be more agreeable and fun than making books for children.

Knowledge will not always take the place of simple observation.

Winter is beautiful, but bed is better.

You can keep your willpower, Frog. I am going home to bake a cake.

Advice from friends is like the weather. Some of it is good; some of it is bad.

All the miles of a hard road are worth a moment of true happiness.