My work in books, films and talks lies almost wholly with children, and I have very little time to give to grown-ups.

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

My work in books, films and talks lies almost wholly with children, and I have very little time to give to grown-ups.

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 children than most.

The point is not that I don't recognise bad people when I see them — I grant you I may quite well be taken in by them — the point is that I know a good person when I see one.

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,' said Bessie. 'Because we not only believe in the Faraway Tree and love our funny friends there, but we go to see them too - and we visit the lands at the top of the Tree as well!

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