Alan Alexander Milne Quotes Alan Alexander Milne If one is to be called a liar, one may as well make an effort to deserve the name. Deserve Effort Liar May Name One Well
One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries. Alan Alexander Milne
The Old Testament is responsible for more atheism, agnosticism, disbelief – call it what you will – than any book ever written. It has emptied more churches than all the counter-attractions of cinema, motor-bicycle and golf course. Alan Alexander Milne
Is 'The Wind in the Willows' a children's book? Is 'Alice in Wonderland?' Is 'Treasure Island?' These are masterpieces which we read with pleasure as children, but with how much more pleasure when we are grown-up. Alan Alexander Milne
A clever conjurer is welcome anywhere, and those of us whose powers of entertainment are limited to the setting of booby-traps or the arranging of apple-pie beds must view with envy the much greater tribute of laughter and applause which is the lot of the prestidigitator with some natural gift for legerdemain. Alan Alexander Milne
You can't stay in your corner of the forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes. Alan Alexander Milne
The third-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the majority. The second-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the minority. The first-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking. Alan Alexander Milne
Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up. Alan Alexander Milne
Out of all the guitars in the whole world, the Fender Mustang is my favorite. They're cheap and totally inefficient, and they sound like crap and are very small. Kurt Cobain
Sometimes I like to watch TV, though I never get to watch any of the shows in real time. I'm a fan of 'Downton Abbey,' 'Boardwalk Empire,' and 'Boss.' There's a British series called 'Luther,' but in England, they think a series means four episodes. And I like 'Mad Men.' Otherwise, it's always good to unwind with a book. L'Wren Scott