'The Silver Shoes,' said the Good Witch, 'have wonderful powers. And one of the most curious things about them is that they can carry you to any place in the world in three steps, and each step will be made in the wink of an eye. All you have to do is to knock the heels together three times and command the shoes to carry you wherever you wish to go.'

'I have heard that Glinda is a beautiful woman, who knows how to keep young in spite of the many years she has lived.'

If you will take the trouble to consult your dictionary, you will find that demons may be either good or bad, like any other class of beings. Originally all de…

'My people have been wearing green glasses on their eyes for so long that most of them think this really is an Emerald City.'

I wish I could see how the ocean is lashing The foam of its billows to whirlwinds of spray; I wish I could see how its proud waves are dashing, And hear the wi…

My clever baton holds your unnatural sorcery in abeyance.

In the end nobody knows how it's done - how art is made. It can't be explained. Optical devices are just tools. Understanding a tool doesn't explain the magic …