Find the perfect quote to float your boat. Shmoop breaks down key quotations from The Complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh.
Language and Communication Quotes
"Don't you know what "ther" means?" "Ah, yes, now I do," I said quickly; and I hope you do too, because it's all the explanation you are going to get. (Winnie-the-Pooh.1.7-8)
Friendship Quotes
And the first person he thought of was Christopher Robin.
(Winnie-the-Pooh.1.41)
Foolishness and Folly Quotes
"Now, if you have a green balloon, they might think you were
only a part of the tree, and not notice you, and if you have a blue balloon,
they might think you were only part of the sky, and not not...
Life, Consciousness, and Existence Quotes
"The only reason for being a bee that I know of is making
honey" (Winnie-the-Pooh.1.28)
Innocence and Youth Quotes
Eeyore wasn't listening. He was taking the balloon out, and
putting it back in again, as happy as could be...(Winnie-the-Pooh.6.152)
Coming of Age Quotes
An INTRODUCTION is to introduce people, but Christopher Robin and
his friends, who have already been introduced to you, are now going to say
Good-bye. So this is the opposite. (House.Contradiction.1)
Art and Culture Quotes
"'What about a story?' said Christopher Robin."
(Winnie-the-Pooh.1.10)
Education Quotes
"So for a week Christopher Robin read that sort of book at
the North end of Pooh" (Winnie-the-Pooh.2.73)