OzSent

OzS #20
Sent to Paul Vigo (Spain)

It's kind of fun to be a Princess once in a while; don't you think so?

The Road to Oz

OzSent

OzS #19
Sent to M. Nidham (UK)

"I've been considerable of a traveler, in my time, and I like to explore strange places. I find I learn much more by traveling than by staying at home."

The Patchwork Girl of Oz

OzSent

OzS #18
Sent to Alexander Limarev (Russia)

"I've been considerable of a traveler, in my time, and I like to explore strange places. I find I learn much more by traveling than by staying at home."

The Patchwork Girl of Oz

OzSent

OzS #17
Sent to Connie Jean (USA)

"Are you quite certain you understand the language of both the Guilkins and the Muchkins?"
"Quite certain, you Majesty," said Jellia Jamb, trying hard not to laugh in the face of royalty.
"Then how is that I seem to understand them myself?" inquired the Scarecrow.
"Because they are one and the same!" declared the girl, now laughing merrily. "Does not your Majesty know that in all land of Oz but one language is spoken?"

The Marvelous Land of Oz

OzSent

OzS #16
Sent to John (UK)

In the middle of a cyclone the air is generally still, but the great pressure of the wind on every side of the house raised it up higher and higher, until it was at the very top of the cyclone; and there it remained and was carried miles and miles away as easily as you could carry a feather.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

OzSent

OzS #15
Sent to Robert Znajomski
(Poland)

The reason most people are bad is because they do not try to be good.

The Emerald City of Oz

OzSent

OzS #13
Sent to Paulo Lionetti (Brazil)

"Did you ever sail a ship?"
"I've seen one sailed," said the shaggy man.

"Good. Sail this boat the way you've seen a ship sailed, and you'll be across the sands before you know it."

The Road to Oz

OzSent

OzS #12
Sent to Dórian Ribas (Brazil)

I had forgotten all about her. That was yesterday, you know, and a Princess cannot be expected to remember today what she did yesterday.

Ozma of Oz

OzSent

OzS #14
Sent to Pedro Bericat (Spain)

"Are you unhappy, little girl?"
"Very!" was the reply; "I am lost."
"Why, so we are," said Dorothy, smiling; "but we don't cry about it."
"Don't you? Why not?"
"'Cause I've been lost before, and always got found again," answered Dorothy simply.

The Road to Oz

Timeless Philosophy


THE WIZARD OF OZ
Not unlike The Little Prince, L. Frank Baum’s 1900 classic, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is one of the most beloved cultural staples of our time, translated into countless languages and adapted to multiple media. And not unlike Little Women, it too is a personal growth handbook disguised as a children’s novel. A story of overcoming our greatest shortcomings by opening up to and becoming accepting of others, Baum’s book is very much a manifesto for self-improvement through compassion.
You have plenty of courage, I am sure,” answered Oz. “All you need is confidence in yourself. There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. The true courage is in facing danger when you are afraid, and that kind of courage you have in plenty.”
From moral imperatives to philosophical reflections to political plotsThe Wizard of Oz offers a magic box of profound discoveries, buried in a playground of childhood whimsy.

OzSent

OzS #10
Sent to Alexander Limarev (Russia)

"These roads are all strange – and what a lot of them there are! Where do you suppose they all to go?"
"Roads," observed the shaggy man, "don't go anywhere. They stay in one place, so folks can walk on them."

The Road to Oz

OzSent

OzS #8
Sent to Heleen (the Netherlands)


the four-horned cow

The Marvelous Land of Oz

OzSent

OzS #9
Sent to Heleen (the Netherlands)

There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. The courage is in facing danger when you are afraid, and that kind of courage you have in plenty.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

OzSent

OzS #4
Sent to Postmuse (USA)
For the Orphaned Postcard Project

Everything in life is unusual until you get accustomed to it.

The Marvelous Land of Oz

OzSent

OzS #11
Sent to Silvano Pertone (Italy)

"Did you ever sail a ship?"
"I've seen one sailed," said the shaggy man.
"Good. Sail this boat the way you've seen a ship sailed, and you'll be across the sands before you know it."

The Road to Oz

OzSent

OzS #6
Sent to Micu (Hungary)

There is nothing in the world so miserable as a wet hen.

Ozma of Oz

OzSent

OzS #7
Sent to Claudio Grandinetti (Italy)

"Am I really wonderful?" asked the Scarecrow
"You are unusual", replied Glinda

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

OzSent

OzS #3
Sent to Heleen (the Netherlands)
"Where do you expect to get out?", asked Dorothy.
"I'm like Button-Bright. I don't know," answered the shaggy man, with a laugh. "But I've learned form long experience that every road leads somewhere, or they wouldn't be any road; so it's likely that if we travel long enough, my dear, we will come to some place or another in the end. What place it will be we can't even guess at this moment, but we're sure to find out when we get there.·

The Road to Oz

OzSent


OzS #2
Sent to Julia (Hungary)
For the Mail a Smile project


There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. The courage is in facing danger when you are afraid, and that kind of courage you have in plenty.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz