You are honest enough by nature to be able to see and judge your own self clearly - and that is a great thing. Never lose that honesty, Bobby - alway….

Writing for children is an art in itself, and a most interesting one..

Mothers were much too sharp. They were like dogs. Buster always sensed when anything was out of the ordinary, and so did mothers. Mothers and dogs bo….

It wasn't a bit of good fighting grown-ups. They could do exactly as they liked..

The little island seemed to float on the dark lake-waters. Trees grew on it, and a little hill rose in the middle of it. It was a mysterious island, ….

Hatred is so much easier to win than love - and so much harder to get rid of..

Well, you know what grown-ups are,' said Dinah. 'They don't think the same way as we do. I expect when we grow up, we shall think like them - but let….

I wonder where you got that idea from? I mean, the idea that it's feeble to change your mind once it's made up. That's a wrong idea, you know. Make u….

I do love the beginning of the summer hols,' said Julian. They always seem to stretch out ahead for ages and ages.' 'They go so nice and slowly at fi….

You're trying to escape from your difficulties, and there never is any escape from difficulties, never. They have to be faced and fought..

I have written, probably, more books for children than any other writer, from story-books to plays, and can claim to know more about interesting chil….

The secret island had looked mysterious enough on the night they had seen it before - but now, swimming in the hot June haze, it seemed more enchanti….

Soon they were all sitting on the rocky ledge, which was still warm, watching the sun go down into the lake. It was the most beautiful evening, with ….

We must have Christian ethics for our children, good and strong, but we must make them attractive, too, and it can be done..

The best way to treat obstacles is to use them as stepping-stones. Laugh at them, tread on them, and let them lead you to something better..

I'm good at exploring roofs. You never know when that kind of thing comes in useful..

If you can't look after something in your care, you have no right to keep it..

Leave something for someone but dont leave someone for something..

I don't believe in things like that - fairies or brownies or magic or anything. It's old-fashioned.' 'Well, we must be jolly old-fashioned then,' sai….

When you're paid to do a job, it's better to give a few minutes more to it, than a few minutes less. That's one of the differences between doing a jo….

I think people make their own faces, as they grow..