How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from The Wizard of Oz.
Quote #7
SCARECROW: Of course I don't know, but I think it'll get darker before it gets lighter.
Nice of the Scarecrow to give us some perspective here. Exploration is full of surprises, and not all of them are good ones. Still, you gotta take the good with the bad and if you're going to experience cool color-changing horses, you're going to have to deal with a few fireballs too.
Quote #8
DOROTHY: There's the Emerald City. Oh, we're almost there at last, at last! It's beautiful, isn't it? Just like I knew it would be. He really must be a wonderful Wizard to live in a City like that!
Well no, but we can't blame Dorothy for getting a little ahead of herself here. This is a good example of expectations vs. reality; you won't know which is which until you actually get in that throne room and take a look at the Wizard himself. From Dorothy's optimistic sense of awe at seeing the Emerald City, you can tell that she doesn't get out much.