"That proves you are unusual," returned the Scarecrow; "and I am convinced that the only people worthy of consideration in this world are the unusual ones. For the common folks are like the leaves of a..."
- L. Frank Baum
"...and remember my sentimental friend that a heart is not judged by how much you love, but by how much you are loved by others."
"I shall take the heart. For brains do not make one happy, and happiness is the best thing in the world."
"No thief, however skillful, can rob one of knowledge, and that is why knowledge is the best and safest treasure to acquire."
"To 'know Thyself' is considered quite an accomplishment."
"Stunt dwarf or destroy the imagination of a child and you have taken away its chances of success in life. Imagination transforms the commonplace into the great and creates the new out of the old."
"I think you are wrong to want a heart. It makes most people unhappy. If you only knew it, you are in luck not to have a heart."
"How very wet this water is."
"Imagination has brought mankind through the Dark Ages to its present state of civilization. Imagination led Columbus to discover America. Imagination led Franklin to discover electricity. Imagination ..."
"You have some queer friends, Dorothy,' she said.The queerness doesn't matter, so long as they're friends,' was the answer"