"During the rest of that day there was no other adventure to mar the peace of their journey. Once, indeed, the Tin Woo…"

"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 …"

"Some of my youthful readers are developing wonderful imaginations. This pleases me. Imagination has brought mankind t…"

"It is a callous age; we have seen so many marvels that we are ashamed to marvel more; the seven wonders of the world …"

"The Tin Woodman knew very well he had no heart, and therefore he took great care never to be cruel or unkind to anyth…"

""Congratulate me. I am going to Oz to get my brains at last. When I return I shall be as other men are." "I have alwa…"

"The scenery and costumes of 'The Wizard of Oz' were all made in New York — Mr. Mitchell was a New York favorite, but …"

"As the years pass, and we look back on something which, at the time, seemed unbelievably discouraging and unfair, we …"

"The absurd and legendary devil is the enigma of the Church."

"Now we can cross the Shifting Sands."