Quotes by Alan Alexander Milne

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King János was not good, they did not like him, so they did not visit him, he always boiled tea to no avail. And when December came, the star of Christmas, the many little notes on his shelf wishing a happy holiday were never written by a good friend, but always by himself.

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Talking at length about something that bores the listener is not only impolite, but sometimes also dangerous.

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The things that make me unique are the things that make me different from others.

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Modern apartments do not have wide enough exits. The entrances are good, but the exits are not wide enough.

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This banging means something. There is no such thing as just banging and buzzing, and that means nothing. If there is drumming and buzzing, then it means that someone or something is drumming or buzzing, and as far as I am educated, the only conceivable reason that can cause someone to drum or buzz is explained by the fact that the person is a Bee.

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Nobody can say nobody without being somebody. Whoever says nobody must be somebody.

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One of the great advantages of clutter is that you come across exciting finds.