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But to become civilized means to dress as elaborately and prettily as possible, and to make a show of your clothes so your neighbors will envy you, a… - L. Frank Baum
" "But to become civilized means to dress as elaborately and prettily as possible, and to make a show of your clothes so your neighbors will envy you, and for that reason both civilized foxes and civilized humans spend most of their time dressing themselves.
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About L. Frank Baum
Lyman Frank Baum (15 May 1856 – 6 May 1919) was an American author, actor, and independent filmmaker best known as the creator, along with illustrator William Wallace Denslow, of one of the most popular books in American children's literature, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
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Lyman Frank Baum
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Captain Hugh Fitzgerald
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Suzanne Metcalf
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Schuyler Staunton
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Edith Van Dyne
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George Brooks
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Louis F. Baum
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Capt. Hugh Fitzgerald
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Floyd Akers
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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.
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