How long does getting thin take? A. A. Milne More Quotes by A. A. Milne More Quotes From A. A. Milne Chess has this in common with making poetry; that the desire for it comes upon the amateur in gusts. A. A. Milne commonchessdesire Always watch where you are going. Otherwise, you may step on a piece of the Forest that was left out by mistake. A. A. Milne stepsmistakeforests The hardest part is what to leave behind, ... It's time to let go! A. A. Milne time-to-let-goleave-me-aloneletting-go My spelling is Wobbly. It's good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places. A. A. Milne lettersenglish-grammarwriting A Proper Tea is much nicer than a Very Nearly Tea, which is one you forget about afterwards. A. A. Milne teaforget Tut, Tut, looks like rain A. A. Milne rainlooks So perhaps the best thing to do is to stop writing Introductions and get on with the book. A. A. Milne introductionwritingbook A bear, however hard he tries, grows tubby without exercise. A. A. Milne exercisefitnesstrying Hallo, Rabbit,†he said, “is that you?†"Let’s pretend it isn’t,†said Rabbit, “and see what happens. A. A. Milne happenssaidrabbits Come, come, come. Without a monster or two it's not a quest, merely a gaggle of friends wandering about. A. A. Milne monstersfriendshiptwo Just because an animal is large, it doesn't mean he doesn't want kindness; however big Tigger seems to be, remember that he wants as much kindness as Roo. A. A. Milne kindnessanimalmean If the English language had been properly organized ... then there would be a word which meant both 'he' and 'she', and I could write, 'If John or Mary comes heesh will want to play tennis', which would save a lot of trouble. A. A. Milne playwritinghistory Of beer, an enthusiast has said that it could never be bad, but that some brands might be better than others. A. A. Milne beersaidmight You never can tell with bees. A. A. Milne night-timebeescute-winnie-the-pooh 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 feelingsriverslong I don't see much sense in that," said Rabbit. "No," said Pooh humbly, "there isn't. But there was going to be when I began it. It's just that something happened to it along the way. A. A. Milne apple-pierabbitsway Think it over, think it under. A. A. Milne thinking On Monday, when the sun is hot, I wonder to myself a lot. Now is it true, or is it not, that what is which and which is what? A. A. Milne sunhotmonday WHERE did you say it was?' asked Pooh. Just here,' said Eeyore. Made of sticks?' Yes' Oh!' said Piglet. What?' said Eeyore. I just said "Oh!"' said Piglet nervously. And so as to seem quite at ease he hummed Tiddely-pom once or twice in a what-shall-we-do-now kind of way. A. A. Milne easepigletway I suppose this is the reason why diaries are so rarely kept nowadays- that nothing ever happens to anybody. A. A. Milne journalreason-whydiaries
