Unless One Can Think Wisely It Is

Some Of My Youthful Readers Are Developing Wonderful Imaginations. This Pleases Me. When I Was Young I Longed To Write A Great Novel That Should Win Me Fame. Now That I Am Getting Old My First Book Is Written To Amuse Children. For Aside From My Evident Inability To Do Anything "great," 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.

I Am Oz, The Great And Terrible," Spoke The Beast, In A Voice That Was One Great Roar. Who Are You, And Why Do You Seek Me?

Stunt Dwarf Or Destroy The Imagination Of A Child And You Have Taken Away Its Chances Of Success In Life. Imagination Transforms The Commonplace Into The Great And Creates The New Out Of The Old.

It Isn't What We Are, But What Folks Think We Are, That Counts In This World.

How Very Wet This Water Is.