When stuck in the river, it is best to dive and swim to the bank yourself before someone drops a large stone on your chest in an attempt to hoosh you there.
A. A. Milne
Sport is how poor kids from poor countries pass through the eye of the needle to riches and recognition.
A. A. Gill
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.
A. A. Milne
A day without a friend is like a pot without a single drop of honey left inside.
A. A. Milne
I wasn't a very outgoing child. I read a lot of books and the characters in each of the books became like imaginary friends - I immersed myself in the different worlds. I always hated finishing books that I really loved for that reason.
A Fine Frenzy
Americans have been remarkably devoted to the capacity for belief, to idealism. That's why we get into trouble all the time. We're always viewed as naive.
A. Bartlett Giamatti
Bores can be divided into two classes; those who have their own particular subject, and those who do not need a subject.
A. A. Milne