Rinkitink in Oz: Wherein is Recorded the Perilous Quest of Prince Inga of Pingaree and King Rinkitink in the Magical Isles That Lie Beyond the Borderland of Oz

“Never question the truth of what you fail to understand, for the world is filled with wonders.””

— L. Frank Baum

“This is the way to get ideas: never to let adverse circumstances discourage you, but to believe there is a way out of every difficulty, which may be found by earnest though.””

— L. Frank Baum

“Like all bullies and marauders, Gos was a coward at heart””

— L. Frank Baum

“Tarts and tadpoles!...The boy is still alive!””

— L. Frank Baum

“Please make yourselves at home here for a few minutes, while I attend to an errand," said the Nome King, getting up from the throne. "I shall return pretty soon, when I hope to find you pieceful”

— L. Frank Baum

“The beauty of life is its sudden changes. No one knows what is going to happen next, and so we are constantly being surprised and entertained. The many ups and downs should not discourage us, for if we are down, we know that a change is coming and we will go up again; while those who are up are almost certain to go down.””

— L. Frank Baum

“The nomes are immortal; that is, they do not perish, as mortals do, unless they happen to come in contact with an egg. If an egg touches them”

— L. Frank Baum

“He laughs best who laughs last,' and the only way to laugh last is to give the other fellow a chance. Where did that knife come from, I wonder.””

— L. Frank Baum

“Really, King Kaliko, we ought to be friends, we're so much alike in everything but disposition and intelligence.””

— L. Frank Baum