I hate to be obvious," added the Scarecrow, "but you'd have saved yourself a heap of trouble if you weren't too cheap to invest in a leash, Dorothy.

The eye is always caught by light, but shadows have more to say.

As long as people are going to call you lunatic anyway, why not get the benefit of it? It liberates you from convention.

Remember to breathe. It is after all, the secret of life.

From torched skyscrapers, men grew wings.

Where I'm from, we believe in all sorts of things that aren't true... we call it history.

Books fall open, you fall in. When you climb out again, you're a bit larger than you used to be.

If magic was present, it moved under the skin of the world, beneath the ability of human eyes to catch sight of it.

I know you don't want to hear this but someone has to say it! You are out of control! I mean they're just shoes... let it go!

Growth and change were viewed as reactions to conditions met

Waking up was a daily cruelty, an affront, and she avoided it by not sleeping.

My pen shall heal, not hurt.

A cloudy day or a little sunshine have as great an influence on many constitutions as the most recent blessings or misfortunes.

Yesterday misspent can't be recall'd Vanity makes beauty contemptible Wisdom is more valuable than riches.

When we give, we receive much more than what we have given.

Please ignore rumors! I've had them for years and you have to just let them go over your head. Don't take them personally.

I think that teachers have the hardest job in the world, and they are the most unsung heroes so much of the time.

Men scanning the surface count the wicked happy; they see not the frightful dreams that crowd a bad man's pillow.

Every athlete learns by theft and mimicry.

I think it's important to love what you do and have a good time with it. I go to work every day and have a blast.

It's really hard to get any work done in my apartment when my bed is also in my apartment.