When I was young I longed to write a great novel that should win me fame. Now that I am getting old my first book is written to amuse children. (L. Frank Baum)

When I was young I longed to write a great novel that should win me fame. Now that I am getting old my first book is written to amuse children.

L. Frank Baum

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