For quiet, solitary and observant children create their own world and live in it, nourishing their imaginations on the material at hand.
Beatrix PotterIt sometimes happens that the town child is more alive to the fresh beauty of the country than a child who is country born. My brother and I were born in London...but our descent, our interest and our joy were in the north country'. Quoted in The Tale of Beatrix Potter a Biography by Margaret Lane, First Edition p 32-33
Beatrix PotterOnce upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were--Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail, and Peter.
Beatrix Potter