A writer wants something more than money for his work: he wants permanence.
A. A. MILNEThey’re funny things, Accidents. You never have them till you’re having them.
More A. A. Milne Quotes
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Drinking your milk and talking at the same time may result in your having to be patted on the back and dried for quite a long time afterwords.
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When having a smackerel of something with a friend, don’t eat so much that you get stuck in the doorway trying to get out.
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Think it over, think it under.
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When carrying a jar of honey to give to a friend for his birthday, don’t stop and eat it along the way.
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It is impossible to win gracefully at chess.
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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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Time is swift, it races by; Opportunities are born and die. Still you wait and will not try – A bird with wings who dares not rise and fly.
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Love is taking a few steps backward, maybe even more to give way to the happiness of the person you love.
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How sweet to be a Cloud. Floating in the Blue!
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If you want to make a song more hummy, add a few tiddely poms.
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Doing nothing often leads to the very best of something.
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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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Friendship is a very comforting thing to have.
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What I say is that, if a man really likes potatoes, he must be a pretty decent sort of fellow.
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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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A Proper Tea is much nicer than a Very Nearly Tea, which is one you forget about afterwards.
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Bores can be divided into two classes; those who have their own particular subject, and those who do not need a subject.
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Any day spent with you is my favorite day. So today is my new favorite day.
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Food is a subject of conversation more spiritually refreshing even than the weather, for the number of possible remarks about the weather is limited, whereas of food you can talk on and on and on.
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Just because an animal is large, it doesn’t mean he doesn’t want kindness.
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When you do the things that you can do, you will find a way.
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Good judgment comes from experience, and experience – well, that comes from poor judgment.
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To the uneducated, an A is just three sticks.
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A pekingeese is not a pet dog; he is an undersized lion.
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She would know a good thing to do without thinking about it.
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Organization is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it’s not all mixed up.
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