Down is up, up is down. Good is Wicked, Wicked is Good. The times are changing. This is what Oz has come to.

Danielle Paige
About This Quote

This quote, from the film The Wizard of Oz, is a reference to how one's perception of reality can shift. In the book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, this shift happens when Dorothy leaves her home behind and enters the land of Oz. In this quote, Dorothy has returned to her home and she no longer thinks it is wonderful because she sees all the wrongs in her world.

Source: Dorothy Must Die

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