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title: "5 Bear Quotes By Michael Bond"
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> [Paddington Bear was a refugee with a label - 'Please look after this bear. Thank you', and he had a little suitcase.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bond/paddington-bear-was-a-refugee-with-a-label-please-look-after-this/)

[Michael Bond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bond/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/766/michael-bond-37583_after_paddington-bear-was-a-refugee-with-a-lab_320981.jpg)

> [“Please look after this bear.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bond/please-look-after-this-bear/)

[Michael Bond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bond/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a99/michael-bond-37583_bear_please-look-after-this-bear-370613_370613.jpg)

> [“I'm not a criminal,” said Paddington, hotly. “I'm a bear!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bond/i-m-not-a-criminal-said-paddington-hotly-i-m-a-bear/)

[Michael Bond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bond/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94a/michael-bond-37583_bear_i-m-not-a-criminal-said-paddington-hotly_372375.jpg)

> [“It's nice having a bear about the house.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bond/it-s-nice-having-a-bear-about-the-house/)

[Michael Bond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bond/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e3/michael-bond-37583_bears_it-s-nice-having-a-bear-about-the-house_1552786.jpg)

> [The great advantage of having a bear as a central character is that he can combine the innocence of a child with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bond/the-great-advantage-of-having-a-bear-as-a-central-character-is-that/)

[Michael Bond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bond/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b1/michael-bond-37583_adult_the-great-advantage-of-having-a-bear-as_1680397.jpg)

## Other authors on Bear

## More by Michael Bond

> [Paddington Bear was a refugee with a label - 'Please look after this bear. Thank you', and he had a little suitcase.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bond/paddington-bear-was-a-refugee-with-a-label-please-look-after-this/)

[Michael Bond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bond/)

> [“Please look after this bear.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bond/please-look-after-this-bear/)

[Michael Bond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bond/)

> [“I'm not a criminal,” said Paddington, hotly. “I'm a bear!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bond/i-m-not-a-criminal-said-paddington-hotly-i-m-a-bear/)

[Michael Bond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bond/)

> [“It's nice having a bear about the house.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bond/it-s-nice-having-a-bear-about-the-house/)

[Michael Bond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bond/)

> [Every small boy wanted to be a steam engine driver when they grew up in the old days, including me. There's something very special…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bond/every-small-boy-wanted-to-be-a-steam-engine-driver-when-they-grew-up/)

[Michael Bond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bond/)

> [In 1941, the BBC was setting up local, low-powered transmitters that were switched off if there was an air raid so they couldn't be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bond/in-1941-the-bbc-was-setting-up-local-low-powered-transmitters-that/)

[Michael Bond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bond/)

> [The great advantage of having a bear as a central character is that he can combine the innocence of a child with the sophistication…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bond/the-great-advantage-of-having-a-bear-as-a-central-character-is-that/)

[Michael Bond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bond/)

> [After the war, I went to the BBC monitoring service in Caversham, a suburb of Reading. It was a big aerial system to listen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bond/after-the-war-i-went-to-the-bbc-monitoring-service-in-caversham-a/)

[Michael Bond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bond/)

> [My daughter Karen was born in 1958, the year my first Paddington book came out, so she grew up with him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bond/my-daughter-karen-was-born-in-1958-the-year-my-first-paddington-book/)

[Michael Bond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bond/)

> [As a cameraman, I was paid to stand within a few feet of Yehudi Menuhin performing. I saw Rudolph Nureyev dancing. I couldn't believe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bond/as-a-cameraman-i-was-paid-to-stand-within-a-few-feet-of-yehudi/)

[Michael Bond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bond/)

> [I have a flat in Paris and go there a lot, but the Eurostar's much more civilised than flying.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bond/i-have-a-flat-in-paris-and-go-there-a-lot-but-the-eurostar-s-much/)

[Michael Bond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bond/)

> [I worked on 'Blue Peter' and 'Tonight' and lots of TV plays, filmed people like Rudolf Nureyev and Ted Heath, and ended up a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bond/i-worked-on-blue-peter-and-tonight-and-lots-of-tv-plays-filmed-people/)

[Michael Bond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bond/)

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