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L. Frank Baum was an American author best known for his fantasy novel series, 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'. His works have had a profound impact on children's literature.

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“Birds fly Over The Rainbow. Why then, oh why can't I? If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow, why oh why can't I?”

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Author:L. Frank Baum

“"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.”

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Book:30+ FANTASY ADVENTURES & FAIRY TALES – Ultimate Collection (Magical World Series): The Wizard of Oz Series, Dot and Tot of Merryland, Mother Goose in Prose, The Magical Monarch of Mo, American Fairy Tales, The Master Key, The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, The Sea Fairies…

Source: 30+ FANTASY ADVENTURES & FAIRY TALES – Ultimate Collection (Magical World Series): The Wizard of Oz Series, Dot and Tot of Merryland, Mother Goose in Prose, The Magical Monarch of Mo, American Fairy Tales, The Master Key, The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, The Sea Fairies…

“All the same,' said the Scarecrow, '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 shall take the heart,' returned the Tin Woodman, 'for brains do not make one happy, and happiness is the best thing in the world.”

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Book:The Wizard of Oz

Source: The Wizard of Oz

“If I ever go looking for my heart's desire again, I won't look any further than my own back yard. Because if it isn't there, I never really lost it to begin with!”

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Author:L. Frank Baum

“If your heads were stuffed with straw, like mine, you would probably all live in the beautiful places, and then Kansas would have no people at all. It is fortunate for Kansas that you have brains.”

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Book:The Wizard of Oz

Source: The Wizard of Oz

“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.”

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Book:The Wizard of Oz

Source: The Wizard of Oz

“If you only have brains on your head you would be as good a man as any of them, and a better man than some of them. Brains are the only things worth having in this world, no matter whether one is a crow or a man.”

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Book:7 Books in 1: L. Frank Baum's

Source: 7 Books in 1: L. Frank Baum's

“If we walk far enough," says Dorothy, "we shall sometime come to someplace.”

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Author:L. Frank Baum

“For I consider brains far superior to money in every way. You may have noticed that if one has money without brains, he cannot use it to his advantage; but if one has brains without money, they will enable him to live comfortably to the end of his days.”

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Book:7 Books in 1: L. Frank Baum's Original

Source: 7 Books in 1: L. Frank Baum's Original

“Oh, if Shakespeare says it, that's all right.”

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Book:Delphi Complete Works of L. Frank Baum (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of L. Frank Baum (Illustrated)

“If we didn't want anything, we would never get anything, good or bad. I think our longings are natural, and if we act as nature prompts us we can't go far wrong.”

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Book:Delphi Complete Works of L. Frank Baum (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of L. Frank Baum (Illustrated)

“Dorothy said nothing. Oz had not kept the promise he made her, but he had done his best. So she forgave him. As he said, he was a good man, even if he was a bad Wizard.”

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Book:7 Books in 1: L. Frank Baum's

Source: 7 Books in 1: L. Frank Baum's

“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.”

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Book:The Wizard of Oz

Source: The Wizard of Oz

“Beautiful things may be admired, if not loved.”

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Book:Delphi Complete Works of L. Frank Baum (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of L. Frank Baum (Illustrated)

“A curious thing about Ugu the Shoemaker was that he didn't suspect in the least that he was wicked. He wanted to be powerful and great, and he hoped to make himself master of all the Land of Oz that he might compel everyone in that fairy country to obey him, His ambition blinded him to the rights of others, and he imagined anyone else would act just as he did if anyone else happened to be as clever as himself.”

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Book:L. FRANK BAUM - Ultimate Collection: Complete Wizard of Oz Series, The Aunt Jane’s Nieces Collection, Mary Louise Mysteries, Fantasy Novels & Fairy Tales: Mother Goose in Prose, The Magical Monarch of Mo, Dot and Tot of Merryland, The Master Key, The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, The Enchanted Island of Yew, The Sea Fairies, Sky Island…

Source: L. FRANK BAUM - Ultimate Collection: Complete Wizard of Oz Series, The Aunt Jane’s Nieces Collection, Mary Louise Mysteries, Fantasy Novels & Fairy Tales: Mother Goose in Prose, The Magical Monarch of Mo, Dot and Tot of Merryland, The Master Key, The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, The Enchanted Island of Yew, The Sea Fairies, Sky Island…