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The Complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh Art and Culture Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Book Title.Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #10

Nobody knows. / but he is going— / I mean he goes / (To rhyme with "knows") […] (House.10.13)

Along with all this emphasis on inspiration, it's easy to be cynical and say that Milne therefore believes that anybody can be a poet. But this simply isn't true. Eeyore proves that to us with his poem, which is the only one in the books not written by Pooh. Sorry Eeyore, it's terrible.