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  1. She said she didn’t mean it, and I never said she did,
    she said she wanted matches and she just took off the lid

    Ooteoote-serie Poetry in motion, 558: A.A. Milne, Forgiven
    bit.ly/PIM558-milne
    #poëzie #animatie #kinderen #AAMilne #kever #lucifersdoosje #ontsnapt #zoeken #vinden #kindermeisje

  2. A quotation from A. A. Milne

    I wrote somewhere once that the third-rate mind was only happy when it was thinking with the majority, the second-rate mind was only happy when it was thinking with the minority, and the first-rate mind was only happy when it was thinking. With equal truth it may be said that a first-rate mind is not one which does not remember the past, nor is it one which cannot forget the past; it is a mind which will use the past but not be ordered by it. It is a mind independent of everybody and everything but the facts in front of it. It is as little perturbed to find itself sharing a thought with the simple as it is elated to find itself sharing a thought with the subtle.

    A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
    War with Honour, Macmillan War Pamphlets, Issue 2 (1940)

    More about this quote: wist.info/milne-a-a/82636/

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  3. A quotation from A. A. Milne

    I wrote somewhere once that the third-rate mind was only happy when it was thinking with the majority, the second-rate mind was only happy when it was thinking with the minority, and the first-rate mind was only happy when it was thinking. With equal truth it may be said that a first-rate mind is not one which does not remember the past, nor is it one which cannot forget the past; it is a mind which will use the past but not be ordered by it. It is a mind independent of everybody and everything but the facts in front of it. It is as little perturbed to find itself sharing a thought with the simple as it is elated to find itself sharing a thought with the subtle.

    A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
    War with Honour, Macmillan War Pamphlets, Issue 2 (1940)

    More about this quote: wist.info/milne-a-a/82636/

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  4. A quotation from A. A. Milne

    Tell the innocent visitor from another world that two people were killed at Serajevo, and that the best that Europe could do about it was to kill eleven million more.

    A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
    Peace with Honour, ch. 16 “Patriotism and Pledges,” sec. 5 (1934)

    More about this quote: wist.info/milne-a-a/82508/

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  5. A quotation from A. A. Milne

    Tell the innocent visitor from another world that two people were killed at Serajevo, and that the best that Europe could do about it was to kill eleven million more.

    A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
    Peace with Honour, ch. 16 “Patriotism and Pledges,” sec. 5 (1934)

    More about this quote: wist.info/milne-a-a/82508/

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  6. A quotation from A. A. Milne

    Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up.

    A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
    (Attributed)

    More about this quote: wist.info/milne-a-a/82288/

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  7. A quotation from A. A. Milne

    One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries.

    A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
    Year In, Year Out, “July” (1952)

    More about this quote: wist.info/milne-a-a/2854/

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  8. A quotation from A. A. Milne

    Halfway down the stairs
    Is a stair
    Where I sit.
    There isn’t any
    Other stair
    Quite like
    It.
    I’m not at the bottom,
    I’m not at the top;
    So this is the stair
    Where
    I always
    Stop.

    A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
    When We Were Very Young, “Halfway Down,” st. 1 (1924)

    More about this quote: wist.info/milne-a-a/81963/

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  9. A quotation from A. A. Milne

    They’re changing guard at Buckingham Palace —
    Christopher Robin went down with Alice.
    They’ve great big parties inside the grounds.
    “I wouldn’t be King for a hundred pounds,”
                                          Says Alice.

    A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
    When We Were Very Young, “Buckingham Palace,” st. 4 (1924)

    More about this quote: wist.info/milne-a-a/81803/

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  10. A quotation from A. A. Milne

    When I was One,
       I had just begun.
    When I was Two,
       I was nearly new.
    When I was Three,
       I was hardly Me.
    When I was Four,
       I was not much more.
    When I was Five,
       I was just alive.
    But now I am Six,
       I’m as clever as clever.
       So I think I’ll be six now
       for ever and ever.

    A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
    Now We Are Six, “The End” (1927)

    More about this quote: wist.info/milne-a-a/2838/

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  11. A quotation from A. A. Milne

    “It is hard to be brave,” said Piglet, sniffing slightly, “when you’re only a Very Small Animal.”

    A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
    Winnie-the-Pooh, ch. 7 “Kanga and Baby Roo Come to the Forest” (1926)

    More about this quote: wist.info/milne-a-a/80809/

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  12. A quotation from A. A. Milne

    Because my spelling is Wobbly. It’s good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places.

    A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
    Winnie-the-Pooh, ch. 6 “Eeyore Has a Birthday” [Pooh] (1926)

    More about this quote: wist.info/milne-a-a/80705/

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  13. A quotation from A. A. Milne

    He hadn’t gone more than half-way when a sort of funny feeling began to creep all over him. It began at the tip of his nose and trickled all through him and out at the soles of his feet. It was just as if somebody inside him were saying, “Now then, Pooh, time for a little something.”

    A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
    Winnie-the-Pooh, ch. 6 “Eeyore Has a Birthday” (1926)

    More about this quote: wist.info/milne-a-a/80538/

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  14. A quotation from A. A. Milne

       “Wait a moment,” said Winnie-the-Pooh, holding up his paw.
       He sat down and thought, in the most thoughtful way he could think. Then he fitted his paw into one of the Tracks … and then he scratched his nose twice, and stood up.
       “Yes,” said Winnie-the-Pooh.
       “I see now,” said Winnie-the-Pooh.
       “I have been Foolish and Deluded,” said he, “and I am a Bear of No Brain at All.”

    A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
    Winnie-the-Pooh, ch. 3 “Pooh and Piglet Go Hunting” (1926)

    More about this quote: wist.info/milne-a-a/80463/

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  15. A quotation from A. A. Milne

       “Wait a moment,” said Winnie-the-Pooh, holding up his paw.
       He sat down and thought, in the most thoughtful way he could think. Then he fitted his paw into one of the Tracks … and then he scratched his nose twice, and stood up.
       “Yes,” said Winnie-the-Pooh.
       “I see now,” said Winnie-the-Pooh.
       “I have been Foolish and Deluded,” said he, “and I am a Bear of No Brain at All.”

    A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
    Winnie-the-Pooh, ch. 3 “Pooh and Piglet Go Hunting” (1926)

    More about this quote: wist.info/milne-a-a/80463/

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  16. A quotation from A. A. Milne

       “Wait a moment,” said Winnie-the-Pooh, holding up his paw.
       He sat down and thought, in the most thoughtful way he could think. Then he fitted his paw into one of the Tracks … and then he scratched his nose twice, and stood up.
       “Yes,” said Winnie-the-Pooh.
       “I see now,” said Winnie-the-Pooh.
       “I have been Foolish and Deluded,” said he, “and I am a Bear of No Brain at All.”

    A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
    Winnie-the-Pooh, ch. 3 “Pooh and Piglet Go Hunting” (1926)

    More about this quote: wist.info/milne-a-a/80463/

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  17. A quotation from A. A. Milne

       “Wait a moment,” said Winnie-the-Pooh, holding up his paw.
       He sat down and thought, in the most thoughtful way he could think. Then he fitted his paw into one of the Tracks … and then he scratched his nose twice, and stood up.
       “Yes,” said Winnie-the-Pooh.
       “I see now,” said Winnie-the-Pooh.
       “I have been Foolish and Deluded,” said he, “and I am a Bear of No Brain at All.”

    A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
    Winnie-the-Pooh, ch. 3 “Pooh and Piglet Go Hunting” (1926)

    More about this quote: wist.info/milne-a-a/80463/

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  18. A quotation from A. A. Milne

    Pooh always liked a little something at eleven o’clock in the morning, and he was very glad to see Rabbit getting out the plates and mugs; and when Rabbit said, “Honey or condensed milk with your bread?” he was so excited that he said, “Both,” and then, so as not to seem greedy, he added, “But don’t bother about the bread, please.”

    A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
    Winnie-the-Pooh, ch. 2 “Pooh Goes Visiting” (1926)

    More info about this quote: wist.info/milne-a-a/80295/

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  19. A quotation from A. A. Milne

       Winnie-the-Pooh sat down at the foot of the tree, put his head between his paws and began to think.
       “If there’s a buzzing-noise, somebody’s making a buzzing-noise, and the only reason for making a buzzing-noise that I know of is because you’re a bee.”
       Then he thought another long time, and said: “And the only reason for being a bee that I know of is making honey.”
       And then he got up, and said: “And the only reason for making honey is so I can eat it.” So he began to climb the tree.

    A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
    Winnie-the-Pooh, ch. 1 “We Are Introduced” (1926)

    More about this quote: wist.info/milne-a-a/80292/

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  20. A quotation from A. A. Milne

    For I am a Bear of Very Little Brain, and long words bother me.

    A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
    Winnie-the-Pooh, ch. 4 “Eeyore Loses a Tail” (1926)

    More info about this quote: wist.info/milne-a-a/32695/

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  21. A quotation from A. A. Milne

       “When you wake up in the morning, Pooh,” said Piglet at last, “what’s the first thing you say to yourself?”
       “What’s for breakfast?” said Pooh. “What do you say, Piglet?”
       “I say, I wonder what’s going to happen exciting to-day?” said Piglet.
       Pooh nodded thoughtfully.
       “It’s the same thing,” he said.

    A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
    Winnie-the-Pooh, ch. 10 “Christopher Robin Gives a Pooh Party” (1926)

    More info about this quote: wist.info/milne-a-a/2839/

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  22. A quotation from A. A. Milne

       “Good morning, Eeyore,” said Pooh.
       “Good morning, Pooh Bear,” said Eeyore gloomily. “If it is a good morning,” he said. “Which I doubt,” said he.

    A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
    Winnie-the-Pooh, ch. 6 “Eeyore Has a Birthday” (1926)

    More info about this quote: wist.info/milne-a-a/2850/

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  23. A quotation from A. A. Milne

    “Look at me jumping” squeaked Roo, and fell into another mouse-hole.

    A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
    Winnie-the-Pooh, ch. 7 “Kanga and Baby Roo Come to the Forest” (1926)

    More info about this quote: wist.info/milne-a-a/2844/

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  24. A quotation from A. A. Milne

       “I have been Foolish and Deluded,” said Pooh, “and I am a Bear of No Brain at All.”
       “You’re the Best Bear in All the World,” said Christopher Robin soothingly.

    A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
    Winnie-the-Pooh, ch. 3 “Pooh and Piglet Go Hunting” (1926)

    More info about this quote: wist.info/milne-a-a/2843/

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  25. A quotation from A. A. Milne

       “I have been Foolish and Deluded,” said Pooh, “and I am a Bear of No Brain at All.”
       “You’re the Best Bear in All the World,” said Christopher Robin soothingly.

    A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
    Winnie-the-Pooh, ch. 3 “Pooh and Piglet Go Hunting” (1926)

    More info about this quote: wist.info/milne-a-a/2843/

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  26. A quotation from A. A. Milne

       “I have been Foolish and Deluded,” said Pooh, “and I am a Bear of No Brain at All.”
       “You’re the Best Bear in All the World,” said Christopher Robin soothingly.

    A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
    Winnie-the-Pooh, ch. 3 “Pooh and Piglet Go Hunting” (1926)

    More info about this quote: wist.info/milne-a-a/2843/

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  27. A quotation from A. A. Milne

    Kanga said to Roo, “Drink up your milk first, dear, and talk afterwards.” So Roo, who was drinking his milk, tried to say that he could do both at once … and had to be patted on the back and dried for quite a long time afterwards.

    A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
    Winnie-the-Pooh, ch. 10 “Christopher Robin Gives a Pooh Party” (1926)

    More info about this quote: wist.info/milne-a-a/2842/

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  28. A quotation from A A. Milne

    Here is Edward Bear, coming downstairs now, bump, bump, bump, on the back of his head, behind Christopher Robin. It is, as far as he knows, the only way of coming downstairs, but sometimes he feels that there really is another way, if only he could stop bumping for a moment and think about it.

    A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
    Winnie-the-Pooh, ch. 1 “We Are Introduced” (1926)

    More info about this quote: wist.info/milne-a-a/78868/

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  29. A quotation from A. A. Milne

       “Hallo, are you stuck?” he asked.
       “N-no,” said Pooh carelessly. “Just resting and thinking and humming to myself.”

    A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
    Winnie-the-Pooh, ch. 2 “Pooh Goes Visiting” [Pooh, Rabbit] (1926)

    More info about this quote: wist.info/milne-a-a/2840/

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  30. A quotation from A. A. Milne

    You’ve never been to see any of us. You just stay here in this one corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. Why don’t you go to them sometimes?

    A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
    House at Pooh Corner, ch. 9 “Eeyore Finds the Wolery” (1928)

    More info about this quote: wist.info/milne-a-a/2836/

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  31. A quotation from A. A. Milne

       “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 on the way.”

    A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
    House at Pooh Corner, ch. 7 “Tigger Is Unbounced” (1928)

    Sourcing, notes: wist.info/milne-a-a/78220/

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  32. A quotation from A. A. Milne

       “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 on the way.”

    A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
    House at Pooh Corner, ch. 7 “Tigger Is Unbounced” (1928)

    Sourcing, notes: wist.info/milne-a-a/78220/

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  33. A quotation from A. A. Milne

       “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 on the way.”

    A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
    House at Pooh Corner, ch. 7 “Tigger Is Unbounced” (1928)

    Sourcing, notes: wist.info/milne-a-a/78220/

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  34. 𝟭𝟯 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻: "𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗼𝗵" 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗯𝘆 𝗔. 𝗔. 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗻𝗲 -

    Wait, why are you reviewing this story for your Halloween Books to Film series? Oh, no. You're not going to . . . .

    buff.ly/3A0PqEd

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  35. Today is A. A. Milne's birthday so...

    Happy National Winnie the Pooh Day!!

    Silly old bear... 🧸

    (you wouldn't by any chance have a smackerel of hunny to share, would you? 🍯)

    #AAMilne #WinniethePooh