“ Albert's uncle says I ought to have put this in the preface, but I never read prefaces, and it is not much good writing things just for people to skip. I wonder other authors have never thought of thi… E. Nesbit
“ Even the most careful persons make mistakes sometimes—and she must have taken the wrong omnibus, or this story could never have happened, and where should we all have been then? This shows you that ev… E. Nesbit
“ This is why I shall not tell you in this story about all the days when nothing happened. You will not catch me saying, 'thus the sad days passed slowly by'--or 'the years rolled on their weary course'… E. Nesbit
“ These gardens are green, because green is the color that most pleases and soothes men's eyes; and however you may shut people up between bars of yellow and mud color, and however hard you may make the… E. Nesbit
“ This dire emergency, to meet only the beautiful eyes of perfect strangers, instead of the merry, friendly, commonplace, twinkling, jolly little eyes of its own brothers and sisters. This is most truly… E. Nesbit
“ Yes, I know, Lionel interrupted. Well, I shall read them all. I love to read. I am so glad I learned to read. E. Nesbit
“ They call it love, said Vernon. I don't know what they mean by it. What do mean [by love]?I don't exactly know, said Temple slowly. I suppose it's wanting to be with a person, and thinking about noth… E. Nesbit
“ Sometimes she would sigh when she opened them and say:— Another story come home to roost. Oh, dear, Oh, dear! and then the children would be very sorry. E. Nesbit
“ My Lamb, you are so very small, You have not learned to read at all; Yet never a printed book withstands The urgence of your dimpled hands. So, though this book is for yourself, Let mother keep it on… E. Nesbit
“ Don't bother about believing it, if you don't like it,' said the Princess. 'It doesn't so much matter what you believe as what I am. E. Nesbit
“ Besides, it is wrong to be angry with people for not being so clever as you are yourself. It is not always their faults. E. Nesbit
“ We haven't really got anything worth having for our wishes.''We've had things happening,' said Robert; 'that's always something.''It's not enough, unless they're the right things,' said Cyril firmly. E. Nesbit
“ They reached the station and spent a joyous two hours with the Porter. He was a worthy man and seemed never tired of answering the questions that begin with Why— which many people in higher ranks of l… E. Nesbit
“ Perhaps she did more than anyone else, for she slapped the King and put him to bed without his tea, E. Nesbit
“ Oh, if I could choose, said Mabel, of course I’d marry a brigand, and live in his mountain fastness, and be kind to his captives and help them to escape and- You’ll be a real treasure to your husband.… E. Nesbit
“ Mother did not spend all her time in paying dull calls to dull ladies, and sitting dully at home waiting for dull ladies to pay calls to her. She was almost always there, ready to play with the childr… E. Nesbit
