How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from The Wizard of Oz.
Quote #7
WINKIE LEADER: She's... She's dead. You killed her.
DOROTHY: I didn't mean to kill her. Really, I didn't. It's just that he was on fire.
WINKIE LEADER: Hail to Dorothy! The Wicked Witch is dead!
It's a big thing in this movie: once the deceit is revealed—once we see the people Dorothy meets for who they really are—it comes as a big relief. The Winkies put on a big show because they're afraid the Witch will fricassee them, but when she's out of the picture, they're really kind of cool.
Quote #8
WIZARD: Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!
Seriously Dorothy, you need to pay attention to the man behind the curtain. HE'S RUNNING THE GIANT HEAD!!!
Quote #9
WIZARD: Back where I come from we have universities, seats of great learning, where men go to become great thinkers. And when they come out, they think deep thoughts, and with no more brains than you have.... But! They have one thing you haven't got! A diploma!
The Wizard, a fraud himself, has some hilarious stuff to say about the false pretenses in the real world. Like those snooty intellectuals who really don't know much at all, even though they might have a fancy college degree. Nobody's really what they appear to be, he seems to be suggesting.