Quotes from A.A. Milne

It's a very funny thought that, if Bears were Bees, They'd build their nests at the bottom of trees. And that being so (if the Bees were Bears), We shouldn't have to climb up all these stairs.

In the drowsy heat of the summer afternoon the Red House was taking its siesta. There was a lazy murmur of bees in the flower-borders, a gentle cooing of pigeons in the tops of the elms. From distant lawns came the whir of a mowing-machine, that most restful of all country sounds; making ease the sweeter in that it is taken while others are working.

He had made up a little hum that very morning, as he was doing his Stoutness Exercises in front of the glass: Tra-la-la, tra-la-la, as he stretched up as high as he could go, and then Tra-la-la, tra-la-oh, help!—la, as he tried to reach his toes.

A party for Me?" thought Pooh to himself. " How grand!" And he began to wonder if all the other ani- mals would know that it was a special Pooh Party, and if Christopher Robin had told them about The Floating Bear and The Brain 0/ Pooh and all the wonderful ships he had invented and sailed on, and he began to think how awful it would be if everybody had forgotten 149

Yes, it is, isn't it? " said Kanga, not waiting to hear what happened on Friday.

In Which Piglet Is Entirely Surrounded by Water 130 X In Which Christopher Robin Gives Pooh a Party, and We Say Good-bye 147

People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.

Oh, Eeyore, you are wet!" said Piglet, feeling him. Eeyore shook himself, and asked somebody to explain to Piglet what happened when you had been inside a river for quite a long time.

Always watch where you are going. Otherwise, you may step on a piece of the Forest that was left out by mistake.

Get out of my chair, dillhole!

On Wednesday, when the sky is blue, and I have nothing else to do, I sometimes wonder if it's true That who is what and what is who." - Winnie-the-Pooh

Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind. Pooh! he whispered. Yes, Piglet? Nothing, said Piglet, taking Pooh's paw. I just wanted to be sure of you.

You can't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.

Some people care too much. I think it's called love.

People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.

Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.

I think we dream so we don't have to be apart for so long. If we're in each other's dreams, we can be together all the time.

How do you spell 'love'? - Piglet You don't spell it...you feel it. - Pooh

I knew when I met you an adventure was going to happen.

Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.

Sometimes,' said Pooh, 'the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.

Promise me you'll never forget me because if I thought you would, I'd never leave.

One of the advantages of being disorganized is that one is always having surprising discoveries.

What day is it?" asked Pooh. "It's today," squeaked Piglet. "My favorite day," said Pooh.