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

It 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

Thank God I have the seeing eye, that is to say, as I lie in bed I can walk step by step on the fells and rough land seeing every stone and flower and patch of bog and cotton pass where my old legs will never take me again.

Thank goodness my education was neglected.

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

Here comes Peter Cottontail right down the bunny trail.

Most people, after one success, are so cringingly afraid of doing less well that they rub all the edge off their subsequent work.