The Imaginative Child Will Become The Imaginative

It Is Such An Uncomfortable Feeling To Know One Is A Fool.

If We Walk Far Enough," Says Dorothy, "we Shall Sometime Come To Someplace.

Everything In Life Is Unusual Until You Get Accustomed To It -the Scarecrow - The Marvellous Land Of Oz By L. Frank Baum Pg 103 Chapter 13

Some Of My Youthful Readers Are Developing Wonderful Imaginations. This Pleases Me. When I Was Young I Longed To Write A Great Novel That Should Win Me Fame. Now That I Am Getting Old My First Book Is Written To Amuse Children. For Aside From My Evident Inability To Do Anything "great," I Have Learned To Regard Fame As A Will-o-the-wisp Which, When Caught, Is Not Worth The Possession; But To Please A Child Is A Sweet And Lovely Thing That Warms One's Heart And Brings Its Own Reward.

But That Isn't Right. The King Of Beasts Shouldn't Be A Coward,'" Said The Scarecrow. 'i Know It,' Returned The Lion, Wiping A Tear From His Eye With The Tip Of His Tail. 'it Is My Great Sorrow, And Makes My Life Very Unhappy. But Whenever There Is Danger, My Heart Begins To Beat Fast.' 'perhaps You Have Heart Disease,' Said The Tin Woodman. 'it May Be,' Said The Lion.