He is my dog, Toto," answered Dorothy. "Is he made of tin, or stuffed?" asked the Lion. "Neither. He's a-- a-- a meat dog," said the girl.

Time is given us to be happy and for no other reason [...] When we waste time, we waste happiness.

Unless one can think wisely it is better to remain a dummy.

I have learned to regard fame as a will-o-the-wisp...

To please a child is a sweet and lovely thing that warms one's heart and brings its own reward.

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.

Folklore, legends, myths and fairy tales have followed childhood through the ages, for every healthy youngster has a wholesome and instinctive love for stories fantastic, marvelous and manifestly unreal. The winged fairies of Grimm and Andersen have brought more happiness to childish hearts than all other human creations.