- L. Frank Baum
(05/15/1856 – 05/06/1919)
US writer (Wizard of Oz)
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"Hearts will never be practical until they can be made unbreakable."
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| "It's a man's world, and you men can have it." |  |
"The police are not here to create disorder, they're here to preserve disorder."
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"I found nothing really wrong with this autobiography except poor choice of subject."
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"Ever since the young men have owned motorcycles, incest has been dying out."
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"All photographs are accurate. None of them is the truth."
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"All my wife has ever taken from the Mediterranean—from that whole vast intuitive culture—are four bottles of Chianti to make into lamps, and two china condiment donkeys labelled Sally and Peppy."
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"Censors tend to do what only psychotics do: they confuse reality with illusion."
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| "Avant-garde music is sort of research music. You're glad someone's done it but you don't necessarily want to listen to it." |  |
| "Oh, great reviews are the worst. They mislead you more than the bad ones, because they only fuel your ego. Then you only want another one, like potato chips or something, and the best thing you get is fat and bloated. I'd rather just refuse, thanks." |  |
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| Died 05/14 | Died 05/15 | Died 05/16 | Death Dates |