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A. A. Milne was a British author renowned for his children's literature, particularly for creating the endearing characters Winnie-the-Pooh and Christopher Robin. Born on January 18, 1882, and deceased on January 31, 1956, Milne's contributions have left a lasting imprint on the world of children's literature.

Famous A. A. Milne Quotes

“If you were a cloud, and sailed up there, You'd sail on water as blue as air, And you'd see me here in the fields and say: 'Doesn't the sky look green today?”

Ifs Looks Today Water Air Sky Fields Blue Green Clouds Sail

Author:A. A. Milne

“If you were a bird, and lived on high, You'd lean on the wind when the wind came by, You'd say to the wind when it took you away: 'That's where I wanted to go today!”

Ifs Today Wanted Wind Bird

Author:A. A. Milne

“If you want to make a song more hummy, add a few tiddely poms.”

Ifs Want Song Advice Add

Author:A. A. Milne

“If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.”

Ifs Want Love Success Friendship Love Is Attitude Marriage Positive One Day Hundred Birthday Wedding Handsome My Best Friend Valentine's Day I Love You Vow Without You My Friendship Anniversary Best Love Your Best Friend About Friendship I Love Him Friendship Memories One Line Friendship Minus Cute Love Friendship Day Most Romantic Inspiring Love My Love For You Funny Valentines Day Valentine Love Valentines Day Love Winni The Pooh Romantic Valentines Day Romantic Love You Wedding Vow Funny Valentine Happy Valentines Cute Valentines Day Happy Valentines Day Funny Valentine Phrases Valentines Day Cards Sweet Valentine Winnie The Pooh Life Valentines Day Special Beautiful Romantic Cute Valentine Short Romantic Cute Winnie The Pooh Pooh And Piglet Pooh Piglet Short Valentines Day Winnie The Pooh Friend Short Romantic Love Short Valentine Winnie The Pooh Book Cute Romantic Pooh Friendship Sweet Valentines Day Love Being With You Valentine Special Unique Love Cute Sweet Love Romantic Feelings I Want To Love You

Author:A. A. Milne

“What I say is that, if a man really likes potatoes, he must be a pretty decent sort of fellow.”

“If one is to be called a liar, one may as well make an effort to deserve the name.”

Ifs Life Wells May Lying Names Effort Deserve Liars

Book:The Sunny Side

Source: The Sunny Side

“Never forget me, because if I thought you would, I'd never leave.”

“If ever there is tomorrow when we're not together... there is something you must always remember. You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. But the most important thing is, even if we're apart... I'll always be with you.”

Ifs Thinking Believe Important Seems Together Remember Friendship Courage Forever Relationship Confidence Tomorrow Smart Romantic Stronger Important Things Distance Brave Smarter Sentimental My Friendship Remember You Remembers You Long Distance Friendship Love Distance Relationship Condolences Long Distance Relationship Makes You Stronger Being Together Winni The Pooh Piglet Long Distance Love Promise Me Long Distance Relation Good Long Distance Relationship Long Distance Relationship Love Short Long Distance Relationship Distance Love Inspiring Long Distance Relationship Winnie The Pooh Life Love And Distance Strong Long Distance Relationship Love And Long Distance Long Relationship Cheesy Love Long Distance True Love Long Love New Long Distance Relationship Sad Long Distance Relationship Sweet Long Distance Relationship Cute Winnie The Pooh Pooh And Piglet Winnie The Pooh Inspirational Pooh Piglet Winnie The Pooh Friend Long Distance Relationship Motivational Inspirational Long Distance Relationship Cute Long Distance Relationship Winnie The Pooh Book Cute Romantic Pooh Friendship Time And Distance Always With You Children Literature Stronger Than Ever Cute Long Distance Love Inspirational Long Distance Stronger Than You Think Distance Apart Always Together I Will Remember You

Author:A. A. Milne

“Sometimes, if you stand on the bottom rail of a bridge and lean over to watch the river slipping slowly away beneath you, you will suddenly know everything there is to be known.”

“If the person you are talking to doesn't appear to be listening, be patient. It may simply be that he has a small piece of fluff in his ear.”

“You can't help respecting anybody who can spell TUESDAY, even if he doesn't spell it right; but spelling isn't everything. There are days when spelling Tuesday simply doesn't count.”

Ifs Helping Spells Tuesday Spelling Winni The Pooh Winnie The Pooh Life Cute Winnie The Pooh Winnie The Pooh Friend Winnie The Pooh Book Pooh Friendship

Author:A. A. Milne

“Here is Edward Bear, coming downstairs now, bump, bump, bump, on the back of his head, behind Christopher Robin. It is, as far as he knows, the only way of coming downstairs, but sometimes he feels that there really is another way, if only he could stop bumping for a moment and think of it. And then he feels that perhaps there isn't.”

Ifs Thinking Knows Way Feels Sometimes Moments Behinds Bears Another Way Bumps Robins

Book:Winnie-the-Pooh

Source: Winnie-the-Pooh

“Good morning, Eeyore," said Pooh. "Good morning, Pooh Bear," said Eeyore gloomily. "If it is a good morning, which I doubt," said he. "Why, what's the matter?" "Nothing, Pooh Bear, nothing. We can't all, and some of us don't. That's all there is to it." "Can't all what?" said Pooh, rubbing his nose. "Gaiety. Song-and-dance. Here we go round the mulberry bush.”

Ifs Said Matter Song Morning Doubt Bears Depression Rounds Noses Gaiety Song And Dance Mulberry

Book:Pooh's House

Source: Pooh's House

“On Tuesday, when it hails and snows, The feeling on me grows and grows That hardly anybody knows If those are these or these are those.”

Ifs Knows Feelings Grows Snow Hail Tuesday

Book:Winnie-the-Pooh

Source: Winnie-the-Pooh

“If people ask me, I always tell them: "Quite well, thank you, I'm very glad to say." If people ask me, I always answer, "Quite well, thank you, how are you today?" I always answer, I always tell them, If they ask me Politely... BUT SOMETIMES I wish That they wouldn't”

People Ifs Wells Sometimes Today Asks Wish Answers Glad Ask Me

Book:When We Were Very Young

Source: When We Were Very Young

“If there ever comes a day when we can't be together, keep me in your heart. I'll stay there forever.”

“If a statement is untrue, it is not the more respectable because it has been said in Latin.”

Ifs Has Beens Said Statements Latin Respectable Untrue

Book:Not That it Matters

Source: Not That it Matters

“On Wednesday, when the sky is blue, and I have nothing else to do, I sometimes wonder if it's true That who is what and what is who." - Winnie-the-Pooh”

Ifs Sometimes Wonder Sky Blue Wednesday

Author:A. A. Milne

“Owl,' said Rabbit shortly, 'you and I have brains. The others have fluff. If there is easy thinking to be done in this Forest - and when I say thinking I mean thinking - you and I must do it.”

Ifs Thinking Mean Said Done Easy Brain Forests Rabbits Owl Fluff

Author:A. A. Milne

“And really, it wasn’t much good having anything exciting like floods, if you couldn’t share them with somebody.”

Ifs Share Exciting Flood

Book:Winnie-the-Pooh

Source: Winnie-the-Pooh

“You gave me Christopher Robin, and then You breathed new life in Pooh. Whatever of each has left my pen Goes homing back to you. My book is ready, and comes to greet The mother it longs to see -- It would be my present to you, my sweet, If it weren't your gift to me.”

Ifs Book Would Be Mother Left Ready Sweet Pens New Life Robins

Book:The House at Pooh Corner

Source: The House at Pooh Corner

“If possible, try to find a way to come downstairs that doesn't involve going bump, bump, bump, on the back of your head.”

Ifs Way Trying Bumps

Author:A. A. Milne

“And if anyone knows anything about anything," said Bear to himself, "it's Owl who knows something about something," he said, "or my name's not Winnie-the-Pooh," he said. "which it is," he added. "so there you are.”

Ifs Knows Said Names Bears Owl

Book:Winnie-the-Pooh

Source: Winnie-the-Pooh

“If there's a buzzing-noise, somebody's making a buzzing-noise, and the only reason for making a buzzing-noise that I know of is because you're a bee.”

Ifs Knows Reason Noise Bees

Book:Winnie-the-Pooh

Source: Winnie-the-Pooh

“This writing business. Pencils and what-not. Over-rated, if you ask me. Silly stuff. Nothing in it.”

Ifs Writing Asks Stuff Silly Ask Me Pencils Winnie The Pooh Book Silly Stuff

Book:Winnie-the-Pooh

Source: Winnie-the-Pooh

“If the English language had been properly organized ... then there would be a word which meant both 'he' and 'she', and I could write, 'If John or Mary comes heesh will want to play tennis', which would save a lot of trouble.”

Ifs Want Writing Play Would Be Language History Trouble Organized Tennis Mary English Language

Author:A. A. Milne

“It gets you nowhere if the other person's tail is only just in sight for the second half of the conversation.”

Ifs Persons Justice Half Conversation Sight Tails

Book:The House at Pooh Corner

Source: The House at Pooh Corner

About the Author

Born: January 18, 1882
Died: January 31, 1956
Known for: Author
Quotes: 234

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