The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
1900
America's greatest homegrown fairy tale begins with a girl, a dog, and a storm that blows her straight out of Kansas and into a world of impossible color. Dorothy Gale doesn't just want to go home - she NEEDS to, and the only one who might help is the mysterious Wizard of Oz, hidden behind the green walls of the Emerald City. So she walks the golden road, gathering companions along the way: a Scarecrow desperate for brains, a Tin Woodman aching for a heart, a Lion who thinks he lacks courage. But here's the secret Baum tucked inside this dazzling adventure: they already have everything they're seeking. The real magic isn't in the Wizard's gifts - it's in what Dorothy and her friends discover about themselves. Part political allegory, part profound meditation on self-worth, part sheer dazzling spectacle, this 1900 novel sparked an empire and has been making readers believe in the power of going home ever since.
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“There is no place like home.””
— L. Frank Baum
“I think you are wrong to want a heart. It makes most people unhappy. If you only knew it, you are in luck not to have a heart.””
— L. Frank Baum
“A heart is not judged by how much you love; but by how much you are loved by others””
— L. Frank Baum
“Some people without brains do an awful lot of talking, don't you think?””
— L. Frank Baum
“You have plenty of courage, I am sure," answered Oz. "All you need is confidence in yourself. There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. The true courage is in facing danger when you are afraid, and that kind of courage you have in plenty.””
— L. Frank Baum
“I shall take the heart. [...] For brains do not make one happy, and happiness is the best thing in the world.””
— L. Frank Baum
“If we walk far enough," says Dorothy, "we shall sometime come to someplace.””
— L. Frank Baum
“A baby has brains, but it doesn't know much. Experience is the only thing that brings knowledge, and the longer you are on earth the more experience you are sure to get.””
— L. Frank Baum
“True courage is in facing danger when you are afraid...””
— L. Frank Baum
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