Quotes from book
Winnie-the-Pooh

Winnie-the-Pooh

Winnie-the-Pooh is the first volume of stories about Winnie-the-Pooh, written by A. A. Milne and illustrated by E. H. Shepard. The book focuses on the adventures of a teddy bear called Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends Piglet, a small toy pig; Eeyore, a toy donkey; Owl, a live owl; and Rabbit, a live rabbit. The characters of Kanga, a toy kangaroo, and her son Roo are introduced later in the book, in the chapter entitled "In Which Kanga and Baby Roo Come to the Forest and Piglet has a Bath". The bouncy toy-tiger character of Tigger is not introduced until the sequel, The House at Pooh Corner.


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“You are stronger than you seem,
Braver than you believe,
and smarter than you think you are.”

Variant: You are braver than you believe,
Stronger than you seem,
And smarter than you think(:
Source: Winnie-the-Pooh

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

Variant: What day is it?", asked Winnie the Pooh
"It's today," squeaked Piglet
"My favorite day," said Pooh
Source: Winnie-the-Pooh

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“Some people care too much. I think it's called love.”

Source: Winnie-the-Pooh

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“Nobody can be uncheered with a balloon.”

Source: Winnie-the-Pooh

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“I did know once, only I've sort of forgotten.”

Source: Winnie-the-Pooh

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“Hello Rabbit, is that you?""Let's pretend it isn't", said Rabbit, "and see what happens.”

Variant: Hallo, Rabbit,” he said, “is that you?”
"Let’s pretend it isn’t,” said Rabbit, “and see what happens.
Source: Winnie-the-Pooh (1926)

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

Source: Winnie-the-Pooh (1926), Chapter Six - Pooh.

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“Think it over, think it under.”

Variant: Think, think, think.
Source: Winnie-the-Pooh

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“You never can tell with bees.”

Source: Winnie-the-Pooh

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