A. A. Milne

A clever conjurer is welcome anywhere, and those of us whose powers of entertainment are limited to the setting of booby-traps or the arranging of apple-pie beds must view with envy the much greater tribute of laughter and applause which is the lot of the prestidigitator with some natural gift for legerdemain. ”

My spelling is Wobbly. It's good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places. ”

One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries. ”

Did you ever stop to think, and forget to start again? ”

You will be better advised to watch what we do instead of what we say. ”

Some people care too much. I think it's called love. ”

Almost anyone can be an author; the business is to collect money and fame from this state of being. ”

Don't underestimate the value of doing nothing, of just going along, listening to all the thing you can't hear, and not bothering. ”

If one is to be called a liar, one may as well make an effort to deserve the name. ”

The third-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the majority. The second-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the minority. The first-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking. ”