"But I do not wish to fight," declared Ozma, firmly. "No one has the right to destroy any living creatures, however evil they may be, or to hurt them… - L. Frank Baum

Better even than this: all seemed happy and contented, for their faces were smiling and free from care, and music and laughter might be heard on every side. “Don’t they work at all?” asked the shaggy man. “To be sure they work,” replied the Tin Woodman; “this fair city could not be built or cared for without labor, nor could the fruit and vegetables and other food be provided for the inhabitants to eat. But no one works more than half his time, and the people of Oz enjoy their labors as much as they do their play.

"but you will admit that it's a good thing to be alive." "Especially"

If I'm going to starve, I'll do it all at once—not by degrees.