“I suppose that every one of us
hopes secretly for immortality; to leave, I mean, a name behind him which will
live forever in this world, whatever he may be doing, himself, in the next.” – A.A. Milne
Milne, born on Jan. 18, 1882 achieved that immortality by creating Winnie-the-Pooh and dozens of Pooh's sayings that will live on forever. While Winnie-the-Pooh is his legacy, Milne was productive in many genres, writing two dozen plays, hundreds of essays, and novels, short stories and poems.
But, of course, Milne is most famous
for his Pooh books about a boy named Christopher Robin (after his son,
Christopher Robin Milne) and various characters inspired by his son's stuffed animals. Christopher 's toy bear, originally named
"Edward,” was renamed Winnie after a Canadian black bear that father and
son enjoyed visiting at the London Zoo.
Christopher’s other stuffed animals – Piglet,
Eeyore, Kanga, Roo and Tigger – were incorporated into Milne's stories, and
two more characters - Rabbit and Owl - were created by his imagination. Those
famous toys are now under glass in New York City where 750,000 people visit
them every year.
One of Winnie’s famous lines – and
there are many – came from advice Milne first gave his young son:
“You can't always stay in your own corner of
the forest waiting for others to come to you. Sometimes, you have to go to them.”
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