"Congratulate me. I am going to Oz to get my brains at last. When I return I shall be as other men are." "I have always liked you as you were," said … - L. Frank Baum

"When I return I shall be as other men are."
"I have always liked you as you were," said Dorothy simply.

"All your troubles are due to those 'ifs'," declared the Wizard.

Burglars! Good gracious!' cried the little woman, springing from the bed in one bound. The word 'burglar' was a terrible one to her, as it is indeed, to every well-constituted woman. 'Robbery' does not sound nearly so awe-inspiring.

…and the next moment all of them were filled with wonder.
For they saw, standing in just the spot the screen had hidden,
a little old man, with a bald head and a wrinkled face,
who seemed to be as much surprised as they were.