I hope in my books I help children to see their strengths, and show them I have some idea of what they may occasionally be going through. Especially at tricky moments when it is easier to go back and evade things rather than go forwards and confront them.
Nina BawdenA writer's work may be a coded autobiography, but only a very close friend could decipher it.
Nina BawdenOne good reason for writing novels based on your life is that you have something to read in old age when you've forgotten what happened.
Nina BawdenI met Richard Burton, an RAF cadet on a two-term course. I would have flirted more enthusiastically if it had not been for the horrid boils on the back of his neck.
Nina Bawden