Quotes by A.A. Milne

Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.

He was telling an interesting anecdote full of exciting words like encyclopedia and rhododendron.

She would know a good thing to do without thinking about it.

Winnie the Pooh finds comfort in counting his pots of honey, and Rabbit finds comfort in knowing where his relations are – even if he doesnt need them at the moment.

Some people talk to animals. Not many listen though. Thats the problem.

And out floated Eeyore. Eeyore! cried everybody. Looking very calm, very dignified, with his legs in the air, came Eeyore from beneath the bridge. Its Eeyore! cried Roo, terribly excited. Is that so? said Eeyore, getting caught up by a little eddy, and turning slowly round three times. I wondered. I didnt know you were playing, said Roo. Im not, said Eeyore. Eeyore, what are you doing there? said Rabbit. Ill give you three guesses, Rabbit. Digging holes in the ground? Wrong. Leaping from branch to branch of a young oak-tree? Wrong. Waiting for somebody to help me out of the river? Right. Give Rabbit time, and hell always get the answer. But, Eeyore, said Pooh in distress, what can we--I mean, how shall we--do you think if we-- Yes, said Eeyore. One of those would be just the thing. Thank you, Pooh.

James gave the huffle of a snail in danger. And nobody heard him at all.

The things that make me different are the things that make me.

How does one become butterfly? Pooh asked pensively.You must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar, Piglet replied.You mean to die? asked Pooh.Yes and now, he answered. What looks like you will die, but whats really you will live on.

Eighteen pockets in one suit? I havent the time.

You cant help respecting anybody who can spell TUESDAY, even if he doesnt spell it right; but spelling isnt everything. There are days when spelling Tuesday simply doesnt count.

She turned to the sunlight    And shook her yellow head,And whispered to her neighbor:    Winter is dead.

Piglet said that Tigger was very Bouncy, and that if they could think of a way of unbouncing him, it would be a Very Good Idea. Just what I feel, said Rabbit. What do you say, Pooh? Pooh opened his eyes with a jerk and said, Extremely. Extremely what? asked Rabbit. What you were saying, said Pooh. Undoubtably.

...But what I like doing best is Nothing. How do you do Nothing? asked Pooh, after he had wondered for a long time. Well, its when people call out at you just as youre going off to do it, What are you going to do Christopher Robin, and you say, Oh, nothing, and you go and do it. Oh, I see, said Pooh. This is a nothing sort of thing that were doing right now. Oh, I see, said Pooh again. It means just going along, listening to all the things you cant hear and not bothering. Oh! said Pooh.

One advantage of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries

DaffodowndillyShe wore her yellow sun-bonnet, She wore her greenest gown;She turned to the south wind And curtsied up and down.She turned to the sunlight And shook her yellow head,And whispered to her neighbor: Winter is dead.

The things that make me different are the things that make me ME. -Piglet

- What day is it?- Its today, - squeaked Piglet.- My favorite day, - said Pooh. (Winnie-the Pooh, A.A. Milne)

What day is it,?” asked Pooh. “It’s today,” squeaked Piglet.“My favorite day,” said Pooh.

What day is it?” It’s today, squeaked Piglet. My favorite day, said Pooh.