All outward forms of religion are almost useless, and are the causes of endless strife.
BEATRIX POTTEROnce upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were–Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail, and Peter.
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Then Mrs. Tiggy-winkle made tea – a cup for herself and a cup for Lucie. They sat before the fire on a bench and looked sideways at one another.
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I think prejudice and tradition count for three-quarters in matters of religion.
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I cannot rest, I must draw, however poor the result, and when I have a bad time come over me it is a stronger desire than ever.
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It sometimes happens that the town child is more alive to the fresh beauty of the country than a child who is country born
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So much perfection argues rottenness somewhere.
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Peter was not very well during the evening. His mother put him to bed, and made some chamomile tea: “One table-spoonful to be taken at bedtime.
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I fear that we shall be obliged to leave this pudding
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Believe there is a great power silently working all things for good, behave yourself and never mind the rest.
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There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they’ll take you.
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I hold an old-fashioned notion that a happy marriage is the crown of a woman’s life.
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We cannot stay home all our lives, we must present ourselves to the world and we must look upon it as an adventure.
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In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets.
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Everything was romantic in my imagination.
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For quiet, solitary and observant children create their own world and live in it, nourishing their imaginations on the material at hand.
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Once upon a time there were three kittens, and their names were Mitten, Tom Kitten, and Moppet. They had dear little fur coats of their own; and they tumbled about the doorstep and played in the dust.
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