Queen Zixi of Ix Quotes

“This was a wise resolution, and the witch-queen abided by it for many years. She was not very bad, this Zixi, for it must be admitted that few have the courage to acknowledge their faults and strive to correct them as she did.”
― L. Frank Baum, Queen Zixi of Ix

“In one end of the boat crouched a little girl, the ferryman's daughter, and she sobbed continually, so that the sound of the child's grief finally attracted Zixi's attention. "Why do you sob?" questioned the queen. "Because I want to be a man," replied the child, trying to stifle her sobs. "Why do you want to be a man?" asked Zixi curiously. "Because I'm a little girl," was the reply. This made Zixi angry. "You're a little fool!" she exclaimed loudly. "There are other fools in the world," said the child, and renewed her sobs. Zixi did not reply, but she thought to herself, "We are all alike - the alligator, the owl, the girl, and the powerful Queen of Ix.”
― L. Frank Baum, Queen Zixi of Ix