A.A. Milne
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Biography
Alan Alexander Milne was an English writer best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh, as well as children's poetry. Milne was primarily a playwright before the huge success of Winnie-the-Pooh overshadowed his previous work.
"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."
"Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think."
"If ever there is tomorrow when we're not together... there is something you must always remember. You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. But the most important thing is, even if we're apart... I'll always be with you."
"Some people care too much. I think it's called love."
"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."
"I knew when I met you an adventure was going to happen."
"Sometimes,' said Pooh, 'the smallest things take up the most room in your heart."
"How do you spell 'love'?"- Piglet"You don't spell it...you feel it."- Pooh"
"Promise me you'll never forget me because if I thought you would, I'd never leave."
"People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day."
"One of the advantages of being disorganized is that one is always having surprising discoveries."
"What day is it?"It's today,"squeaked Piglet.My favorite day,"said Pooh."
"I'm not lost for I know where I am. But however, where I am may be lost."
"I used to believe in forever, but forever's too good to be true"
"It's snowing still,"said Eeyore gloomily."So it is.""And freezing.""Is it?""Yes,"said Eeyore. "However,"he said, brightening up a little, "we haven't had an earthquake lately."
"Oh Tigger, where are your manners?""I don’t know, but I bet they’re having more fun than I am."
"Rabbit's clever,"said Pooh thoughtfully."Yes,"said Piglet, "Rabbit's clever.""And he has Brain.""Yes,"said Piglet, "Rabbit has Brain."There was a long silence."I suppose,"said Pooh, "that that's why he never understands anything."
"Think, think, think."
"[A] quotation is a handy thing to have about, saving one the trouble of thinking for oneself, always a laborious business."(The Record Lie)"
"Pooh,"said Rabbit kindly, "you haven't any brain.""I know,"said Pooh humbly."
"I might have known,” said Eeyore. “After all, one can’t complain. I have my friends. Somebody spoke to me only yesterday. And was it last week or the week before that Rabbit bumped into me and said ‘Bother!’. The Social Round. Always something going on."
"But Piglet is so small that he slips into a pocket, where it is very comfortable to feel him when you are not quite sure whether twice seven is twelve or twenty-two."
"No brain at all, some of them [people], only grey fluff that's blown into their heads by mistake, and they don't Think."
"Some have brains, and some haven't, ... and there it is."