“And I,” declared the SawHorse, filling in an awkward pause, “am only remarkable because I can't help it.”

No thief, however skillful, can rob one of knowledge, and that is why knowledge is the best and safest treasure to acquire.

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.

Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!

You people with hearts,' he said once, 'have something to guide you, and need never do wrong; but I have no heart, and so I must be very careful.

People would rather live in homes regardless of its grayness. There is no place like home.

Flowers are beautiful, for instance, but we are not inclined to marry them. Duty, on the contrary, is a bugle call to action, whether you are inclined to act, or not. In this case, I obey the bugle call of duty.