True Courage Is In Facing Danger When

As A Matter Of Fact, We Are None Of Us Above Criticism; So Let Us Bear With Each Other's Faults.

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?

A Little Misery, At Times, Makes One Appreciate Happiness More.

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.

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