At this exquisite vision Tip's old comrades stared in wonder for the space of a full minute, and then every head bent low in honest admiration of the lovely Princess Ozma. The girl herself cast one look into Glinda's bright face, which glowed with pleasure and satisfaction, and then turned upon the others. Speaking the words with sweet diffidence, she said: 'I hope none of you will care less for me than you did before. I'm just the same Tip, you know; only - only - ' 'Only you're different!' said the Pumpkinhead; and everyone thought it was the wisest speech he had ever made.

I never deal in transformations, for they are not honest, and no respectable sorceress likes to make things appear to be what they are not.

'Money! Money in Oz!' cried the Tin Woodman. 'What a queer idea! Did you suppose we are so vulgar as to use money here?' 'Why not?' asked the shaggy man. 'If w…

'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 a…

I wish they would only take me as I am.

A friend doesn't go on a diet because you're fat.

One does not get better but different and older and that is always a pleasure.