Frances Hodgson Burnett Quotes

He sat down in his chair by the fire and began to chat, as was his habit before he and his wife parted to dress for dinner. When he was out during the day he often looked forward to these chats, and made notes of things he would like to tell his Mary. During her day, which was given to feminine duties and pleasures, she frequently did the same thing. Between seven and eight in the evening they had delightful conversational opportunities. He picked up her book and glanced it over, he asked her a few questions and answered a few...

Of course there must be lots of Magic in the world," he said wisely one day, "but people don't know what it is like or how to make it. Perhaps the beginning is just to say nice things are going to happen until you make them happen. I am going to try and experiment.

I am writing in the garden. To write as one should of a garden one must write not outside it or merely somewhere near it, but in the garden.

We do not believe until we want a thing and feel that we shall die if it is not granted to us and then we kneel and believe.

Two worst things as can happen to a child is never to have his own way - or always to have it.

...if He made us, He must know He is to blame when He has made us weak or evil. And He must understand why we have been so made, and when we throw ourselves into the dust before Him, and pray for help and pardon, surely--surely He will lend an ear!

Never did she find anything so difficult as to keep herself from losing her temper when she was suddenly disturbed while absorbed in a book.