Frances Hodgson Burnett quotes - page 2

All women are princesses, it is our right. (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
She says it has nothing to do with what you look like, or what you have. It has only to do with what you think of and what you do. View quote
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It made her think that it was curious how much nicer a person looked when he smiled. She had not thought of it before. View quote
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One marvel of a day he had walked so far that when he returned the moon was high and full and all the world was purple shadow and silver. View quote
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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. View quote
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Things happen to people by accident. View quote
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She did not care very much for other little girls, but if she had plenty of books she could console herself. View quote
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Yes," answered Sara, nodding. "Adversity tries people, and mine has tried you and proved how nice you are. View quote
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People never like me and I never like people," she thought. "And I never can talk as the Crawford children could. They were always talking and laughing and making noises. View quote
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What you have to do with your mind, when your body is miserable, is to make it think of something else. View quote
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Might I," quavered Mary, "might I have a bit of earth? (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
To speak robin to a robin is like speaking French to a Frenchman. View quote
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People never like me and I never like people. View quote
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Are you learning me by heart, little Sara?" he said, stroking her hair. "No," she answered. "I know you by heart. You are inside my heart. View quote
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She looked into the staring glass eyes and complacent face, and suddenly a sort of heartbroken rage seized her. She lifted her little savage hand and knocked Emily off the chair, bursting into a passion of sobbing- Sara who never cried. View quote
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I pretend I am a princess, so that I can try and behave like one. View quote
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But I suppose there might be good in things, even if we don't see it. View quote
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My mother always says people should be able to take care of themselves, even if they're rich and important. View quote
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So long as I know what's expected of me, I can manage. View quote
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You can lose a friend in springtime easier than any other season if you're too curious. View quote
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Yorkshire's th' sunniest place on earth when it is sunny. (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
However many years she lived, Mary always felt that 'she should never forget that first morning when her garden began to grow'. View quote
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I don't like it, papa," she said. "But then I dare say soldiers - even brave ones - don't reallygoing into battle. View quote
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Perhaps you can feel if you can't hear. Perhaps kind thoughts reach people somehow, even through windows and doors and walls. Perhaps you feel a little warm and comforted. View quote
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You and me are a good bit alike. We're neither of us good lookin', and we're both as sour as we look. View quote
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