Remorse is a terrible thing to bear, Pam, one of the worst of all punishments in this life.
ENID BLYTONIt wasn’t a bit of good fighting grown-ups. They could do exactly as they liked.
More Enid Blyton Quotes
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I think people make their own faces, as they grow.
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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.
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I do love the beginning of the summer hols,’ said Julian. They always seem to stretch out ahead for ages and ages.’ ‘They go so nice and slowly at first,’ said Anne, his little sister. ‘Then they start to gallop.
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Here Mr Potts come here you little idiot!
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I don’t believe in things like that – fairies or brownies or magic or anything. It’s old-fashioned.’ ‘
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The little island seemed to float on the dark lake-waters. Trees grew on it, and a little hill rose in the middle of it. It was a mysterious island, lonely and beautiful.
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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.
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The best way to treat obstacles is to use them as stepping-stones.
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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?
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Leave something for someone but dont leave someone for something.
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Make up your mind about things, by all means – but if something happens to show that you are wrong, then it is feeble not to change your mind,
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I’m good at exploring roofs. You never know when that kind of thing comes in useful.
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It wasn’t a bit of good fighting grown-ups. They could do exactly as they liked.
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Mothers and dogs both had a kind of second sight that made them see into people’s minds and know when anything unusual was going on.
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We must have Christian ethics for our children, good and strong, but we must make them attractive, too, and it can be done.
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