They lay on their heathery beds and listened to all the sounds of the night. They heard the little grunt of a hedgehog going by.
ENID BLYTONI think people make their own faces, as they grow.
More Enid Blyton Quotes
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There was a dish of salt for everyone to dip their eggs into. ‘I don’t know why, but the meals we have on picnics always taste so much nicer than the ones we have indoors,’ said George.
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If you can’t look after something in your care, you have no right to keep it.
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Mothers were much too sharp. They were like dogs. Buster always sensed when anything was out of the ordinary, and so did mothers.
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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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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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Hatred is so much easier to win than love – and so much harder to get rid of.
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Writing for children is an art in itself, and a most interesting one.
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I expect when we grow up, we shall think like them – but let’s hope we remember what it was like to think in the way children do, and understand the boys and the girls that are growing up when we’re men and women.
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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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Laugh at them, tread on them, and let them lead you to something better.
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I think people make their own faces, as they grow.
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Well, you know what grown-ups are,’ said Dinah. ‘They don’t think the same way as we do.
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You are honest enough by nature to be able to see and judge your own self clearly – and that is a great thing.
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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.
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You’re trying to escape from your difficulties, and there never is any escape from difficulties, never. They have to be faced and fought.
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