One of the difficulties of thinking clearly about anything is that it is almost impossible not to form our ideas in words which have some previous association for us; with the result that our thought is already shaped along certain lines before we have begun to follow it out. Again, a word may have various meanings, and our use of it in one sense may deceive our readers (or even ourselves) into supposing that we were using it in some other sense.

— A.A. Milne

On Wednesday, when the sky is blue, and I have nothing else to do, I sometimes wonder if it's true That who is what and what is who." - Winnie-the-Pooh

— 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

Owl," said Rabbit shortly, "you and I have brains. The others have fluff. If there is any thinking to be done in this Forest--and when I say thinking I mean thinking--you, and I must do it.

— A.A. Milne

People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.

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Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.

— A.A. Milne

Piglet said that Bigger was very Bouncy, and that if they could think of a way of announcing 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.

— A.A. Milne

Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind. "Pooh!" he whispered." Yes, Piglet?"" Nothing," said Piglet, taking Pooh's paw. "I just wanted to be sure of you.

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Pooh hasn't much Brain, but he never comes to any harm. He does silly things and they turn out right. There's Owl. Owl hasn't exactly got Brain, but he Knows Things. He would know the Right Thing to Do when Surrounded by Water. There's Rabbit. He hasn't Learned in Books, but he can always Think of a Clever Plan. There's Kana. She isn't Clever, Kana isn't, but she would be so anxious about Root hat she would do a Good Thing to Do without thinking about it. And then there's Eeyore. And Eeyore is so miserable anyhow that he wouldn't mind about this.

— A.A. Milne

Pooh," said Rabbit kindly, "you haven't any brain." "I know," said Pooh humbly.

— A.A. Milne