I Never Get Any Protests From Children.

Unless You Have Been To Boarding-school When You Are Very Young, It Is Absolutely Impossible To Appreciate The Delights Of Living At Home.

When You're Writing A Book, It's Rather Like Going On A Very Long Walk, Across Valleys And Mountains And Things [...] The Highest Mountain On The Walk Is Obviously The End Of The Book, Because It's Got To Be The Best View Of All, When Everything Comes Together And You Can Look Back And See That Everything You've Done All Ties Up. But It's A Very, Very Long, Slow Process.

All The Reading She Had Done Had Given Her A View Of Life That They Had Never Seen.

A Person Who Has Good Thoughts Cannot Ever Be Ugly. You Can Have A Wonky Nose And A Crooked Mouth And A Double Chin And Stick-out Teeth, But If You Have Good Thoughts They Will Shine Out Of Your Face Like Sunbeams And You Will Always Look Lovely.

It Doesn't Matter Who You Are Or What You Look Like, So Long As Somebody Loves You.