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L. Frank Baum1856–1919

L. Frank Baum on life and death

Now we can cross the Shifting Sands.

Last words, to his wife Maud (6 May 1919), as quoted in Uncovering Lives: The Uneasy Alliance of Biography and Psychology (1994) by Alan C. Elms, p. 154

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I believe that dreams — day dreams, you know, with your eyes wide open and your brain machinery whizzing — are likely to lead to the betterment of the world.
Introduction to The Lost Princess of Oz (1917)
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I have learned to regard fame as a will-o-the-wisp which, when caught, is not worth the possession; but to please a child is a sweet and lovely thing that warms one’s heart and brings its own reward.
Personal inscription on a copy of Mother Goose in Prose (1897) which he gave to his sister, Mary Louise Baum Brewster, as quoted in The Making of the Wizard of Oz (1998) by Aljean Harmetz, p. 317
- Children
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The Tin Woodman knew very well he had no heart, and therefore he took great care never to be cruel or unkind to anything.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900)In context
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