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They saw the flicker of bats overhead. They smelt the drifting scent of honeysuckle, and the delicious smell of wild thyme crushed under their bodies. A reed-warbler sang a beautiful little song in the reeds below, and then another answered.

Enid Blyton

My work in books, films and talks lies almost wholly with children, and I have very little time to give to grown-ups.
ENID BLYTON

Book Children Firm Give Grown Little Lying Talk Time Up
The secret island had looked mysterious enough on the night they had seen it before – but now, swimming in the hot June haze, it seemed more enchanting than ever.
ENID BLYTON

Animal Children Enough Look Mysterious Night Secret Seen Swimming
Writing for children is an art in itself, and a most interesting one.
ENID BLYTON

Art Children Interesting Most One Writing
I am not really much interested in talking to adults, although I suppose practically every mother in the kingdom knows my name and my books. It’s their children I love.
ENID BLYTON

Adult Although Book Children Interest Kingdom Know Mother Practically Suppose Take
Here Mr Potts come here you little idiot!
ENID BLYTON

Country Idiot Little People Person
A clown needn’t be the same out of the ring as he has to be when he’s in it. If you look at photographs of clowns when they’re just being ordinary men, they’ve got quite sad faces.
ENID BLYTON

Acting Clown Look Men Ordinary Out Photograph Ring Same
Laugh at them, tread on them, and let them lead you to something better.
ENID BLYTON

Better Laugh Lead Something Tread
Hatred is so much easier to win than love – and so much harder to get rid of.
ENID BLYTON

Easier Erase Hatred Love Much Rid Winning
Mothers were much too sharp. They were like dogs. Buster always sensed when anything was out of the ordinary, and so did mothers.
ENID BLYTON

Dog Intelligent Mother Sharp Sight
I think people make their own faces, as they grow.
ENID BLYTON

Face Grow People Think Thinking
When you’re paid to do a job, it’s better to give a few minutes more to it, than a few minutes less. That’s one of the differences between doing a job honestly and doing it dishonestly! See?
ENID BLYTON

Differences Giving Job Less Minute More Paid
Never lose that honesty, Bobby – always be honest with yourself, know your own motives for what they are, good or bad, make your own decisions firmly and justly – and you will be a fine, strong character, of some real use in this muddled world of ours!
ENID BLYTON

Always Bad Character Country Decision Good Honest Motive Muddled Our People Person Strong
I have written, probably, more books for children than any other writer, from story-books to plays, and can claim to know more about interesting children than most.
ENID BLYTON

Book Children Claim Know More Play Probably Writer Written
If you can’t look after something in your care, you have no right to keep it.
ENID BLYTON

Care Keep Looks Something
You are honest enough by nature to be able to see and judge your own self clearly – and that is a great thing.
ENID BLYTON

Clear Enough Great Honesty Judge Nature Real Strong
The point is not that I don’t recognise bad people when I see them – I grant you I may quite well be taken in by them – the point is that I know a good person when I see one.
ENID BLYTON

Bad May People Point Recognize See Taken Them

They saw the flicker of bats overhead. They smelt the drifting scent of honeysuckle, and the delicious smell of wild thyme crushed under their bodies. A reed-warbler sang a beautiful little song in the reeds below, and then another answered.

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