Alan Alexander Milne Quotes

I suppose that every one of us hopes secretly for immortality; to leave, I mean, a name behind him which will live forever in this world, whatever he may be doing, himself, in the next.

Golf is so popular simply because it is the best game in the world at which to be bad.

Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.

What I say is that, if a fellow really likes potatoes, he must be a pretty decent sort of fellow.

I gave up writing children's books. I wanted to escape from them as I had once wanted to escape from 'Punch': as I have always wanted to escape. In vain.

Bores can be divided into two classes; those who have their own particular subject, and those who do not need a subject.

If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.

I am sure of this: that no one can write a book which children will like unless he write it for himself first.

You will be better advised to watch what we do instead of what we say.

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.

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I was fourteen, watching 'The Princess Bride' for the 254321th time, captivated by Wesley and Inigo dueling on the cliff-top. I had never held a sword in my life, but I phoned my mum and said, 'I want to learn to fence!'

I think most fiction focuses on uncomfortable settings because that's interesting.

To the uneducated, an A is just three sticks.

You must obey the law, always, not only when they grab you by your special place.

Reconciliation is a part of the healing process, but how can there be healing when the wounds are still being inflicted?

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