E. Nesbit Quote
Oh, Helen, I don't want to.''Then don't,' said Helen.'Ah, but I do want to, too.''Then do,' said she.'But don't you see, when you want to and don't want to at the same time, what are you to do? There are so many things to think of.''When it's like that, there's one thing you mustn't think of,' she said.'What?' Philip asked.'Yourself,' she said softly.
E. Nesbit
Oh, Helen, I don't want to.''Then don't,' said Helen.'Ah, but I do want to, too.''Then do,' said she.'But don't you see, when you want to and don't want to at the same time, what are you to do? There are so many things to think of.''When it's like that, there's one thing you mustn't think of,' she said.'What?' Philip asked.'Yourself,' she said softly.
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About E. Nesbit
Edith Nesbit (married name Edith Bland; 15 August 1858 – 4 May 1924) was an English writer and poet, who published her books for children and others as E. Nesbit. She wrote or collaborated on more than 60 such books. She was also a political activist and co-founder of the Fabian Society, a socialist organisation later affiliated to the Labour Party.