# Quote — A.A. Milne, The House at Pooh Corner

> By the time it came to the edge of the Forest the stream had grown up, so that it was almost a river, and, being grown-up, it did not run and jump and sparkle along as it used to do when it was younger, but moved more slowly. For it knew now where it was going, and it said to itself, "There is no hurry. We shall get there some day."

- Author: [A.A. Milne](https://www.leafyquotes.com/aa-milne.md)
- Book: [The House at Pooh Corner](https://www.leafyquotes.com/aa-milne/the-house-at-pooh-corner.md)
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/aa-milne/the-house-at-pooh-corner/by-the-time

## More from this book

> "Lucky we know the forest so well, or we might get lost," said Rabbit half an hour later, and he gave the careless laugh which you give when you know the Forest so well that you can't get lost.
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> Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind.
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> "Pooh!" he whispered.
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> "Yes, Piglet?"
>
> "Nothing," said Piglet, taking Pooh's paw. "I just wanted to be sure of you."

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/aa-milne/the-house-at-pooh-corner/lucky-we-know.md)

> When we asked Pooh what the opposite of an Introduction was, he said "The what of a what?" which didn't help us as much as we had hoped, but luckily Owl kept his head and told us that the Opposite of an Introduction, my dear Pooh, was a Contradiction; and, as he is very good at long words, I am sure that that's what it is.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/aa-milne/the-house-at-pooh-corner/when-we-asked.md)

> If I plant a honeycomb outside my house, then it will grow up into a beehive.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/aa-milne/the-house-at-pooh-corner/if-i-plant.md)