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Ла́ймен Фрэнк Ба́ум — американский писатель, создатель волшебной страны Оз. Классик детской литературы, чьи книги были десятки раз экранизированы, породили множество подражаний и пародий. Wikipedia  

✵ 15. Май 1856 – 6. Май 1919
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“True courage is in facing danger when you are afraid…”

L. Frank Baum книга The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Источник: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900)
Контексте: There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. The true courage is in facing danger when you are afraid, and that kind of courage you have in plenty.

“There is no place like home.”

L. Frank Baum книга The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Источник: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

“It is such an uncomfortable feeling to know one is a fool.”

L. Frank Baum книга The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Источник: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

“Never give up… No one knows what's going to happen next.”

Вариант: Never give up. No one knows what's going to happen next.

“I think you are wrong to want a heart. It makes most people unhappy. If you only knew it, you are in luck not to have a heart.”

L. Frank Baum книга The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Источник: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

“Some people without brains do an awful lot of talking, don't you think?”

L. Frank Baum книга The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Источник: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

“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.”

Personal inscription on a copy of Mother Goose in Prose (1897) which he gave to his sister, Mary Louise Baum Brewster, as quoted in The Making of the Wizard of Oz (1998) by Aljean Harmetz, p. 317
Letters and essays
Контексте: 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.

“Familiarity with any great thing removes our awe of it.”

L. Frank Baum книга The Master Key

The Master Key (1901)
Контексте: Familiarity with any great thing removes our awe of it. The great general is only terrible to the enemy; the great poet is frequently scolded by his wife; the children of the great statesman clamber about his knees with perfect trust and impunity; the great actor who is called before the curtain by admiring audiences is often waylaid at the stage door by his creditors.

“The Tin Woodman knew very well he had no heart, and therefore he took great care never to be cruel or unkind to anything.”

L. Frank Baum книга The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900)
Контексте: The Tin Woodman knew very well he had no heart, and therefore he took great care never to be cruel or unkind to anything.
"You people with hearts," he said, "have something to guide you, and need never do wrong; but I have no heart, and so I must be very careful. When Oz gives me a heart of course I needn't mind so much."

“One might think you knew all about witches, to hear you chatter. But your words prove you to be very ignorant of the subject. You may find good people and bad people in the world; and so, I suppose, you may find good witches and bad witches.”

"The Witchcraft of Mary-Marie", in Baum's American Fairy Tales (1908)
Short stories
Контексте: "But what can I do?" cried she, spreading out her arms helplessly. "I can not hew down trees, as my father used; and in all this end of the king's domain there is nothing else to be done. For there are so many shepherds that no more are needed, and so many tillers of the soil that no more can find employment. Ah, I have tried; hut no one wants a weak girl like me."
"Why don't you become a witch?" asked the man.
"Me!" gasped Mary-Marie, amazed. "A witch!"
"Why not?” he inquired, as if surprised.
"Well," said the girl, laughing. "I'm not old enough. Witches, you know, are withered dried-up old hags."
"Oh, not at all!" returned the stranger.
"And they sell their souls to Satan, in return for a knowledge of witchcraft," continued Mary-Marie more seriously.
"Stuff and nonsense!" cried the stranger angrily.
“And all the enjoyment they get in life is riding broomsticks through the air on dark nights," declared the girl.
"Well, well, well!" said the old man in an astonished tone. "One might think you knew all about witches, to hear you chatter. But your words prove you to be very ignorant of the subject. You may find good people and bad people in the world; and so, I suppose, you may find good witches and bad witches. But I must confess most of the witches I have known were very respectable, indeed, and famous for their kind actions."
"Oh. I'd like to be that kind of witch!" said Mary-Marie, clasping her hands earnestly.

“He knew that the best of children were sometimes naughty, and that the naughty ones were often good. It is the way with children, the world over, and he would not have changed their natures had he possessed the power to do so.”

L. Frank Baum книга The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (1902)
Контексте: And, afterward, when a child was naughty or disobedient, its mother would say:
"You must pray to the good Santa Claus for forgiveness. He does not like naughty children, and, unless you repent, he will bring you no more pretty toys."But Santa Claus himself would not have approved this speech. He brought toys to the children because they were little and helpless, and because he loved them. He knew that the best of children were sometimes naughty, and that the naughty ones were often good. It is the way with children, the world over, and he would not have changed their natures had he possessed the power to do so.

“The road to the City of Emeralds is paved with yellow brick," said the Witch, "so you cannot miss it.”

L. Frank Baum книга The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900)
Контексте: "The road to the City of Emeralds is paved with yellow brick," said the Witch, "so you cannot miss it. When you get to Oz do not be afraid of him, but tell your story and ask him to help you".

“It was Toto that made Dorothy laugh, and saved her from growing as gray as her other surroundings.”

L. Frank Baum книга The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900)
Контексте: It was Toto that made Dorothy laugh, and saved her from growing as gray as her other surroundings. Toto was not gray; he was a little black dog, with long silky hair and small black eyes that twinkled merrily on either side of his funny, wee nose.

“If you will take the trouble to consult your dictionary, you will find that demons may be either good or bad, like any other class of beings.”

L. Frank Baum книга The Master Key

The Master Key (1901)
Контексте: If you will take the trouble to consult your dictionary, you will find that demons may be either good or bad, like any other class of beings. Originally all demons were good, yet of late years people have come to consider all demons evil. I do not know why. Should you read Hesiod you will find he says:
'Soon was a world of holy demons made,
Aerial spirits, by great Jove designed
To be on earth the guardians of mankind.' "
"But Jove was himself a myth," objected Rob, who had been studying mythology.
The Demon shrugged his shoulders.
"Then take the words of Mr. Shakespeare, to whom you all defer," he replied. "Do you not remember that he says:
'Thy demon (that's thy spirit which keeps thee) is
Noble, courageous, high, unmatchable.' "
"Oh, if Shakespeare says it, that's all right,' answered the boy."

“I believe that dreams — day dreams, you know, with your eyes wide open and your brain machinery whizzing — are likely to lead to the betterment of the world.”

Introduction to The Lost Princess of Oz (1917)
Letters and essays
Контексте: Some of my youthful readers are developing wonderful imaginations. This pleases me. Imagination has brought mankind through the Dark Ages to its present state of civilization. Imagination led Columbus to discover America. Imagination led Franklin to discover electricity. Imagination has given us the steam engine, the telephone, the talking-machine, and the automobile, for these things had to be dreamed of before they became realities. So I believe that dreams — day dreams, you know, with your eyes wide open and your brain machinery whizzing — are likely to lead to the betterment of the world. The imaginative child will become the imaginative man or woman most apt to create, to invent, and therefore to foster civilization. A prominent educator tells me that fairy tales are of untold value in developing imagination in the young. I believe it.

“To be individual, my friends, to be different from others, is the only way to become distinguished from the common herd. Let us be glad, therefore, that we differ from one another in form and in disposition. Variety is the spice of life, and we are various enough to enjoy one another's society; so let us be content.”

L. Frank Baum книга The Lost Princess of Oz

The Lost Princess of Oz (1917)
Later Oz novels
Контексте: Were we all like the Sawhorse, we would all be Sawhorses, which would be too many of the kind. Were we all like Hank, we would be a herd of mules; if like Toto, we would be a pack of dogs; should we all become the shape of the Woozy, he would no longer be remarkable for his unusual appearance. Finally, were you all like me, I would consider you so common that I would not care to associate with you. To be individual, my friends, to be different from others, is the only way to become distinguished from the common herd. Let us be glad, therefore, that we differ from one another in form and in disposition. Variety is the spice of life, and we are various enough to enjoy one another's society; so let us be content.

“I think the world is like a great mirror, and reflects our lives just as we ourselves look upon it.”

Aunt Jane’s Nieces and Uncle John (1911)
Novels published under the pseudonym Edith van Dyne
Контексте: I think the world is like a great mirror, and reflects our lives just as we ourselves look upon it. Those who turn sad faces toward the world find only sadness reflected. But a smile is reflected in the same way, and cheers and brightens our hearts. You think there is no pleasure to be had in life. That is because you are heartsick and — and tired, as you say. With one sad story ended you are afraid to begin another — a sequel — feeling it would be equally sad. But why should it be? Isn't the joy or sorrow equally divided in life?

“Some of my youthful readers are developing wonderful imaginations. This pleases me.”

Introduction to The Lost Princess of Oz (1917)
Letters and essays
Контексте: Some of my youthful readers are developing wonderful imaginations. This pleases me. Imagination has brought mankind through the Dark Ages to its present state of civilization. Imagination led Columbus to discover America. Imagination led Franklin to discover electricity. Imagination has given us the steam engine, the telephone, the talking-machine, and the automobile, for these things had to be dreamed of before they became realities. So I believe that dreams — day dreams, you know, with your eyes wide open and your brain machinery whizzing — are likely to lead to the betterment of the world. The imaginative child will become the imaginative man or woman most apt to create, to invent, and therefore to foster civilization. A prominent educator tells me that fairy tales are of untold value in developing imagination in the young. I believe it.

“Hearts will never be practical until they can be made unbreakable.
- Wizard”

L. Frank Baum книга The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Источник: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

“Now I know I've got a heart because it is breaking.
- Tin Man”

L. Frank Baum книга The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Источник: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

“I shall take the heart. For brains do not make one happy, and happiness is the best thing in the world.”

L. Frank Baum книга The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Источник: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900)
Контексте: "All the same," said the Scarecrow, "I shall ask for brains instead of a heart; for a fool would not know what to do with a heart if he had one."
"I shall take the heart," returned the Tin Woodman; "for brains do not make one happy, and happiness is the best thing in the world."

“Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!”

L. Frank Baum книга The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Источник: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

“How very wet this water is.”

L. Frank Baum книга The Marvelous Land of Oz

Источник: The Marvelous Land of Oz

“Everything has to come to an end, sometime.”

L. Frank Baum книга The Marvelous Land of Oz

Источник: The Marvelous Land of Oz

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