L. Frank Baum Quotes - Page 5

One can be ugly in looks, but lovely in disposition.

No Queen with a frozen heart is fit to rule any country.

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

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.

I shall ask for brains instead of a heart; for a fool would not know what to do with a heart if he had one.

I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore.

Nobody gets in to see the wizard. Not nobody.

Lions and tigers, and bears, oh my! - Dorothy in Wizard of Oz

He brought toys to the children because they were little and helpless, and because he loved them.

"In all this world there is nothing so beautiful as a happy child," says good old Santa Claus; and if he had his way the children would all be beautiful, for all would be happy.

…and the next moment all of them were filled with wonder. For they saw, standing in just the spot the screen had hidden, a little old man, with a bald head and a wrinkled face, who seemed to be as much surprised as they were.

The Tin Woodman knew very well he had no heart, and therefore he took great care never to be cruel or unkind to anything.

I am Oz, the Great and Terrible," spoke the Beast, in a voice that was one great roar. Who are you, and why do you seek me?

"It must be inconvenient to be made of flesh," said the Scarecrow thoughtfully, "for you must sleep, and eat and drink. However, you have brains, and it is worth a lot of bother to be able to think properly."