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Alan Alexander Milne was an English author, best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh and for various poems. Milne was a noted writer, primarily as a playwright, before the huge success of Pooh overshadowed all his previous work.
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“Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them.”
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“Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them.”
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“You can't stay in your corner of the forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.”
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“You can't stay in your corner of the forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.”
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“What I say is that, if a fellow really likes potatoes, he must be a pretty decent sort of fellow.”
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“What I say is that, if a fellow really likes potatoes, he must be a pretty decent sort of fellow.”
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“My spelling is Wobbly. It's good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places.”
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“My spelling is Wobbly. It's good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places.”
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“Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.”
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“Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.”
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“If one is to be called a liar, one may as well make an effort to deserve the name.”
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“If one is to be called a liar, one may as well make an effort to deserve the name.”
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“War is something of man's own fostering, and if all mankind renounces it, then it is no longer there.”
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“War is something of man's own fostering, and if all mankind renounces it, then it is no longer there.”
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“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.”
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“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.”
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“The Old Testament is responsible for more atheism, agnosticism, disbelief - call it what you will - than any book ever written. It has emptied more churches than all the counter-attractions of cinema, motor-bicycle and golf course.”
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“The Old Testament is responsible for more atheism, agnosticism, disbelief - call it what you will - than any book ever written. It has emptied more churches than all the counter-attractions of cinema, motor-bicycle and golf course.”
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“To the uneducated, an A is just three sticks.”
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“To the uneducated, an A is just three sticks.”
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“Some people care too much. I think it's called love.”
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“Some people care too much. I think it's called love.”
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“A writer wants something more than money for his work: he wants permanence.”
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“A writer wants something more than money for his work: he wants permanence.”
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“Is 'The Wind in the Willows' a children's book? Is 'Alice in Wonderland?' Is 'Treasure Island?' These are masterpieces which we read with pleasure as children, but with how much more pleasure when we are grown-up.”
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“Is 'The Wind in the Willows' a children's book? Is 'Alice in Wonderland?' Is 'Treasure Island?' These are masterpieces which we read with pleasure as children, but with how much more pleasure when we are grown-up.”
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“Almost anyone can be an author; the business is to collect money and fame from this state of being.”
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“Almost anyone can be an author; the business is to collect money and fame from this state of being.”
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“It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words, like What about lunch?”
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“It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words, like What about lunch?”
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“If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.”
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“If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.”
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“If there ever comes a day when we can't be together, keep me in your heart. I'll stay there forever.”
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“If there ever comes a day when we can't be together, keep me in your heart. I'll stay there forever.”
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“Friendship," said Christopher Robin, "is a very comforting thing to have.”
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“Friendship," said Christopher Robin, "is a very comforting thing to have.”
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“Think, think, think.”
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“Think, think, think.”
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“Pay attention to where you are going because without meaning you might get nowhere.”
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“Pay attention to where you are going because without meaning you might get nowhere.”
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“I was walking along looking for somebody, and then suddenly I wasn't anymore.”
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“I was walking along looking for somebody, and then suddenly I wasn't anymore.”
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“We'll be friends until forever, just you wait and see”
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“We'll be friends until forever, just you wait and see”
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“Some have brains, and some haven't, ... and there it is.”
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“Some have brains, and some haven't, ... and there it is.”
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“A little Consideration, a little Thought for Others, makes all the difference.”
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“A little Consideration, a little Thought for Others, makes all the difference.”
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“When you do the things that you can do, you will find a way.”
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“When you do the things that you can do, you will find a way.”
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“Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in our hearts.”
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“Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in our hearts.”
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“Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.”
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“Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.”
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“You can't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.”
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“You can't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.”
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“I knew when I met you an adventure was going to happen.”
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“I knew when I met you an adventure was going to happen.”
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“Sometimes,' said Pooh, 'the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.”
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“Sometimes,' said Pooh, 'the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.”
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“Promise me you'll never forget me because if I thought you would, I'd never leave.”
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“Promise me you'll never forget me because if I thought you would, I'd never leave.”
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“One of the advantages of being disorganized is that one is always having surprising discoveries.”
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“One of the advantages of being disorganized is that one is always having surprising discoveries.”
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