Find the perfect quote to float your boat. Shmoop breaks down key quotations from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
Respect and Reputation Quotes
"I don't mind my legs and arms and body being stuffed, because I cannot get hurt. If anyone treads on my toes or sticks a pin into me, it doesn't matter, for I can't feel it. But I do not want peop...
Perseverance Quotes
"…it is a long way to the Emerald City, and it will take you many days. The country here is rich and pleasant, but you must pass through rough and dangerous places before you reach the end of you...
Home Quotes
A strange thing happened then. The house whirled around two or three times and rose slowly through the air. Dorothy felt as if she were going up in a balloon. (1.14)
Friendship Quotes
"Won't you go with me?" pleaded the girl, who had begun to look at the little old woman as her only friend. (2.57)
Good vs. Evil Quotes
"Oh, gracious!" cried Dorothy; "are you a real witch?" "Yes, indeed;" answered the little woman. "But I am a good witch, and the people love me." (2.21-2.22)
Dreams, Hopes, and Plans Quotes
When Aunt Em came there to live she was a young, pretty wife. …She was thin and gaunt, and she never smiled, now. (1.3)
Disappointment Quotes
"Won't you go with me?" pleaded the girl, who had begun to look at the little old woman as her only friend. "No, I cannot do that," she replied; "but I will give you my kiss, and no one will dare i...
Power Quotes
"I am a good witch, and the people love me. I am not as powerful as the wicked Witch who ruled here, or I should have set the people free myself." (2.22)