“ Grown up at last and required to live all day long in the real world, it now seemed to Beatrix that imaginary fairies were of a great deal more use than real ones. And I think we must agree with her o… Susan Wittig Albert
“ And Miss Potter? Well, having believed in fairies when she was a child and continuing to believe in the creative power of the imagination, she was not at all bothered by the possibility that she and t… Susan Wittig Albert
“ So the badger poked up the fire, poured himself another cup of tea, and went back to the History to read the curious story of the Fern Vale dwelves, a story (he suspected) that was mostly unknown to t… Susan Wittig Albert
“ But as it turned out, the two had a great deal in common, for both Bailey and Thackeray (named for the famous novelist William Makepeace Thackeray, author of Vanity Fair) were devoted bibliophiles who… Susan Wittig Albert
“ I’m sure of one thing, she said earnestly. It hurts to—to let go of anything beautiful. But something will come to take its place, something different, of course, but better. The future’s always bette… Susan Wittig Albert
“ The worst thing about talk ... is that there's no way to lay it to rest. Every fresh breeze brings a new speculation. Susan Wittig Albert
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“ Maude regards the ones who don't make it as her own personal failures. "I guess I didn't put enough emphasis on 'until death do you part,'" she says sourly, whenever she hears about the latest divorce… Susan Wittig Albert
