Alan Alexander Milne Quotes Alan Alexander Milne Almost anyone can be an author; the business is to collect money and fame from this state of being. Almost Anyone Author Being Business Fame Money State
Golf is so popular simply because it is the best game in the world at which to be bad. Alan Alexander Milne
What I say is that, if a fellow really likes potatoes, he must be a pretty decent sort of fellow. Alan Alexander Milne
One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries. Alan Alexander Milne
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. 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
It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words, like 'What about lunch?' Alan Alexander Milne
Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. 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
Our parents, loved ones, and friends are getting cancer. So we need to know how to care for them, support them, and understand what the hell is going on. I don't think it's that hard to reach them: you have to go where they are – online. You have to speak their language – humour, wit, and edge. And you have to be honest, authentic and bold. Yael Cohen
I can only assume that your editorial writer tripped over the First Amendment and thought it was the office cat. Elwyn Brooks White
Weirdly, my nickname was Lady. I didn't get Stretch, or Stilts, or Spider Legs – I got Lady. I guess I was always a bit ladylike. L'Wren Scott