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 a… - L. Frank Baum

To please a child is a sweet and lovely thing that warms one's heart and brings its own reward.

Just beyond the opening the cave was higher, and as the boat floated into the dim interior they found themselves on quite an extensive branch of the sea. For a time neither of them spoke and only the soft lapping of the water against the sides of the boat was heard. A beautiful sight met the eyes of the two adventurers and held them dumb with wonder and delight. It was not dark in this vast cave, yet the light seemed to come from underneath the water, which all around them glowed with an exquisite sapphire color. Where the little waves crept up the sides of the rocks they shone like brilliant jewels, and every drop of spray seemed a gem fit to deck a queen.

The women of the world will dominate politics, some day, and you mustn't be too old-fashioned in your notions to join the procession of progress.

My people have been wearing green glasses on their eyes for so long that most of them think this really is an Emerald City.