It is a terrible thing for an author to have a lot of people running about his book without any invitation from him at all.
A. A. MILNEChess has this in common with making poetry; that the desire for it comes upon the amateur in gusts.
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So perhaps the best thing to do is to stop writing Introductions and get on with the book.
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Always watch where you are going. Otherwise, you may step on a piece of the Forest that was left out by mistake.
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I do remember, and then when I try to remember, I forget.
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Think, think, think.
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It gets you nowhere if the other person’s tail is only just in sight for the second half of the conversation.
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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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I’m not lost for I know where I am. But however, where I am may be lost.
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Pay attention to where you are going because without meaning you might get nowhere.
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Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.
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Doing nothing often leads to the very best of something.
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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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I was walking along looking for somebody, and then suddenly I wasn’t anymore.
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What ever fortune brings, don’t be afraid of doing things.
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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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When you do the things that you can do, you will find a way.
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