--- title: "1 Said Peter Quotes By E. Nesbit" description: "1 Said Peter quotes by E. Nesbit. Plus more from E. Nesbit and more Said Peter sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d1/e-nesbit-12141_men-and-women_boys-and-girls-are-only-little-men-and-w_419169.jpg" --- > [“Boys and girls are only little men and women. And WE are much harder and hardier than they are--" (Peter liked the "we." Perhaps the Doctor had known he would.)--"and much stronger, and things that hurt THEM don't hurt US.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-nesbit/boys-and-girls-are-only-little-men-and-women-and-we-are-much-harder/) [E. Nesbit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-nesbit/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d1/e-nesbit-12141_men-and-women_boys-and-girls-are-only-little-men-and-w_419169.jpg) ## Other authors on Said Peter ## More by E. Nesbit > [Time and space are only forms of thought.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-nesbit/time-and-space-are-only-forms-of-thought/) [E. Nesbit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-nesbit/) > [“I don't agree with you in the least," said Temple— "about marriage, I mean. A man ought to want to get married—" "To anybody?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-nesbit/i-don-t-agree-with-you-in-the-least-said-temple-about-marriage-i-mean/) [E. Nesbit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-nesbit/) > [I think everyone in the world is friends if you can only get them to see you don't want to be un-friends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-nesbit/i-think-everyone-in-the-world-is-friends-if-you-can-only-get-them-to/) [E. Nesbit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-nesbit/) > [“Our darling Roberta, No sorrow shall hurt her If we can prevent it Her whole life long. Her birthday's our fete day, We'll make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-nesbit/our-darling-roberta-no-sorrow-shall-hurt-her-if-we-can-prevent-it-her/) [E. Nesbit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-nesbit/) > [Then suddenly Jack was a changed boy. Something wonderful had happened to him, and it had made him different. It sometimes happened to people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-nesbit/then-suddenly-jack-was-a-changed-boy-something-wonderful-had-happened/) [E. Nesbit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-nesbit/) > [The ones as big as sheep were easier to avoid, because you could see them coming, but when they flew in at the window…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-nesbit/the-ones-as-big-as-sheep-were-easier-to-avoid-because-you-could-see/) [E. Nesbit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-nesbit/) > [“Oh, Helen, I don't want to.' 'Then don't,' said Helen. 'Ah, but I do want to, too.' 'Then do,' said she. 'But don't you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-nesbit/oh-helen-i-don-t-want-to-then-don-t-said-helen-ah-but-i-do-want-to/) [E. Nesbit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-nesbit/) > [“The ones I got are all right,’ Jane said; ‘I know they are, because the man at the shop said they were worth thribble…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-nesbit/the-ones-i-got-are-all-right-jane-said-i-know-they-are-because-the/) [E. Nesbit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-nesbit/) > [There is no bond like the bond of having read and liked the same books.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-nesbit/there-is-no-bond-like-the-bond-of-having-read-and-liked-the-same-books/) [E. Nesbit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-nesbit/) > [I'll plant and water, sow and weed, Till not an inch of earth shows brown, And take a vow of each small seed To…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-nesbit/i-ll-plant-and-water-sow-and-weed-till-not-an-inch-of-earth-shows/) [E. Nesbit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-nesbit/) > [“For really there is nothing like wings for getting you into trouble. But, on the other hand, if you are in trouble, there is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-nesbit/for-really-there-is-nothing-like-wings-for-getting-you-into-trouble/) [E. Nesbit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-nesbit/) > [Also she had the power of silent sympathy. That sounds rather dull, I know, but it's not so dull as it sounds. It just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-nesbit/also-she-had-the-power-of-silent-sympathy-that-sounds-rather-dull-i/) [E. Nesbit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-nesbit/) > [“Boys and girls are only little men and women. And WE are much harder and hardier than they are--" (Peter liked the "we." Perhaps…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-nesbit/boys-and-girls-are-only-little-men-and-women-and-we-are-much-harder/) [E. Nesbit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-nesbit/) > [“This shows you that even mistakes are sometimes valuable, so do not be hard on grown-up people if they are wrong sometimes.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-nesbit/this-shows-you-that-even-mistakes-are-sometimes-valuable-so-do-not-be/) [E. Nesbit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-nesbit/) > [There is no bond like having read and liked the same books.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-nesbit/there-is-no-bond-like-having-read-and-liked-the-same-books/) [E. Nesbit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-nesbit/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/said-peter/e-nesbit/#itemlist", "name": "1 Said Peter Quotes By E. Nesbit", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Boys and girls are only little men and women. And WE are much harder and hardier than they are--\" (Peter liked the \"we.\" Perhaps the Doctor had known he would.)--\"and much stronger, and things that hurt THEM don't hurt US. You know you mustn't hit a girl--\" \"I should think not, indeed,\" muttered Peter, indignantly. \"Not even if she's your own sister. That's because girls are so much softer and weaker than we are; they have to be, you know,\" he added, \"because if they weren't, it wouldn't be nice for the babies. And that's why all the animals are so good to the mother animals. They never fight them, you know.\" \"I know,\" said Peter, interested; \"two buck rabbits will fight all day if you let them, but they won't hurt a doe.\" \"No; and quite wild beasts--lions and elephants--they're immensely gentle with the female beasts. And we've got to be, too.\" \"I see,\" said Peter. \"And their hearts are soft, too,\" the Doctor went on, \"and things that we shouldn't think anything of hurt them dreadfully. So that a man has to be very careful, not only of his fists, but of his words. They're awfully brave, you know,\" he went on. \"Think of Bobbie waiting alone in the tunnel with that poor chap. It's an odd thing- -the softer and more easily hurt a woman is the better she can screw herself up to do what HAS to be done. I've seen some brave women-- your Mother's one,\" he ended abruptly. \"Yes,\" said Peter. \"Well, that's all. Excuse my mentioning it. But nobody knows everything without being told. And you see what I mean, don't you?”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "E. 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