“ Also she had the power of silent sympathy. That sounds rather dull, I know, but it's not so dull as it sounds. It just means that a person is able to know that you are unhappy, and to love you extra o… E. Nesbit
“ 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
“ Feathers, and a shield and a lance and a sword. His armor and his weapons were all, I am almost sure, of quite different periods. The shield was thirteenth century, while the sword was of the pattern… E. Nesbit
“ Badly, in a sort of way, because you hadn't the sense to wish for what was good for you. But this charm's quite different. I haven't GOT to do this for you, it's just my own generous E. Nesbit
“ Yes, said the King sadly, I fear there’s no doubt about it. Your maid has turned into an Automatic Nagging Machine. E. Nesbit
“ When the next Saturday came around everyone was a little nervous, but the Red Dragon was pretty quiet that day and only ate an Orphanage. E. Nesbit
“ Then suddenly Jack was a changed boy. Something wonderful had happened to him, and it had made him different. It sometimes happened to people that they see or hear something quite wonderful and then t… E. Nesbit
“ The 9.15 up was called the Green Dragon. The 10.7 down was the Worm of Wantley. The midnight town express, whose shrieking rush they sometimes woke from their dreams to hear, was the Fearsome Fly-by-n… E. Nesbit
“ It seemed to her that the only way would be to climb on to the engine and pull at their coats. The step was high, but she got her knee on it, and clambered into the cab; she stumbled and fell on hands… E. Nesbit
“ If you say that the China Cat might have lost its ear-tips in battle you are the kind of person who makes difficulties, and you may be quite sure that the kind of splendid magics that happened to Tav… E. Nesbit
“ I don't agree with you in the least, said Temple— about marriage, I mean. A man ought to want to get married— To anybody? Without its being anybody in particular? Yes, said Temple stoutly. If he gets… E. Nesbit
“ Grown-up people find it very difficult to believe really wonderful things, unless they have what they call proof. But children will believe almost anything, and grown-ups know this. That is why they t… E. Nesbit
“ Everything was pleasant that day somehow. There are days like that, you know, when everything goes well from the very beginning; all the things you want are in their places, nobody misunderstands you,… E. Nesbit
“ Don't ask me no questions and I won't tell you no lies, the red-headed Ruth replied. You'll know soon enough. Late E. Nesbit
“ Being editors is not the best way to wealth. We all feel this now, and highwaymen are not respected any more like they used to be. E. Nesbit
“ All three had been TAUGHT French at school. How deeply they now wished that they had LEARNED it! E. Nesbit
“ He said:— I don't want you to be polite to me if you don't know me when you see me. Eh? said the Station Master. I thought perhaps you didn't know it was me that took the coals, Peter went on, when yo… E. Nesbit
“ You will think that they ought to have been very happy. And so they were, but they did not know HOW happy till the pretty life in the Red Villa was over and done with, and they had to live a very diff… E. Nesbit
“ With gloomy face he picked it up And took it to his Mother, Though even he could not suppose That she could make another; For those who perished on the line He did not seem to care, His engine being m… E. Nesbit
