Thank goodness my education was neglected.

We cannot stay home all our lives, we must present ourselves to the world and we must look upon it as an adventure.

I think prejudice and tradition count for three-quarters in matters of religion.

I cannot rest, I must draw, however poor the result, and when I have a bad time come over me it is a stronger desire than ever.

Peter was not very well during the evening. His mother put him to bed, and made some chamomile tea: "One table-spoonful to be taken at bedtime.

Peter lost one of his shoes among the cabbages, and the other shoe amongst the potatoes.

There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they'll take you.