War is something of man’s own fostering, and if all mankind renounces it, then it is no longer there.
A. A. MILNEWar is something of man’s own fostering, and if all mankind renounces it, then it is no longer there.
A. A. MILNESometimes I sits and thinks, and sometimes I just sits.
A. A. MILNETo seem natural rather than to be natural.
A. A. MILNEI think we dream so we don’t have to be apart for so long. If we’re in each other’s dreams, we can be together all the time.
A. A. MILNESometimes, if you stand on the bottom rail of a bridge and lean over to watch the river slipping slowly away beneath you, you will suddenly know everything there is to be known.
A. A. MILNEIt’s always useful to know where a friend-and-relation is, whether you want him or whether you don’t.
A. A. MILNEAlways watch where you are going. Otherwise, you may step on a piece of the Forest that was left out by mistake.
A. A. MILNEThink, think, think.
A. A. MILNEA quotation is a handy thing to have about, saving one the trouble of thinking for oneself, always a laborious business.
A. A. MILNEThe best way to write poetry, letting things come.
A. A. MILNESo perhaps the best thing to do is to stop writing Introductions and get on with the book.
A. A. MILNEBrains first and then Hard Work.
A. A. MILNELife is so much friendlier with two.
A. A. MILNERivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.
A. A. MILNEAny day spent with you is my favorite day. So today is my new favorite day.
A. A. MILNEWashing, this modern behind the ears nonsense.
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