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> [“Bunter came with me in the role of a friend. A role he has always played to perfection." "It does not require dissimulation, my lord," said Bunter. "Thank you," said Peter.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-paton-walsh/bunter-came-with-me-in-the-role-of-a-friend-a-role-he-has-always/)

[Jill Paton Walsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jill-paton-walsh/)

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## Other authors on Said Peter

## More by Jill Paton Walsh

> [ “It’s just that we wear rose-coloured spectacles when we return here \[to Oxford\] – we are dazzled by the foolish idealism of our youthful… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-paton-walsh/it-s-just-that-we-wear-rose-coloured-spectacles-when-we-return-here/)

[Jill Paton Walsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jill-paton-walsh/)

> [There is nothing more important than writing well for the young, if literature is to have a continuance ... They will inherit the earth;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-paton-walsh/there-is-nothing-more-important-than-writing-well-for-the-young-if/)

[Jill Paton Walsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jill-paton-walsh/)

> [“allowed themselves to reinhabit themselves”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-paton-walsh/allowed-themselves-to-reinhabit-themselves/)

[Jill Paton Walsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jill-paton-walsh/)

> [If you tell someone a secret, and ask them to keep it secret, you are asking them to display a discretion you are unable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-paton-walsh/if-you-tell-someone-a-secret-and-ask-them-to-keep-it-secret-you-are/)

[Jill Paton Walsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jill-paton-walsh/)

> [“Granted, a man may smile and smile and be a villain, but it takes nerve.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-paton-walsh/granted-a-man-may-smile-and-smile-and-be-a-villain-but-it-takes-nerve/)

[Jill Paton Walsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jill-paton-walsh/)

> [“It’s the Queen’s English now,’ observed Peter mildly. ‘Is there a difference?’ asked Oundle rhetorically. ‘I fervently hope not.’ ‘There will be in time,’…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-paton-walsh/it-s-the-queen-s-english-now-observed-peter-mildly-is-there-a/)

[Jill Paton Walsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jill-paton-walsh/)

> [The protagonist of folktale is always, and intensely, a young person moving through ordeals into adult life. . . . and this is why…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-paton-walsh/the-protagonist-of-folktale-is-always-and-intensely-a-young-person/)

[Jill Paton Walsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jill-paton-walsh/)

> [ “\[A\]fter all, the position of a reader in a book is very like that occupied by angels in the world, when angels still had… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-paton-walsh/a-fter-all-the-position-of-a-reader-in-a-book-is-very-like-that/)

[Jill Paton Walsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jill-paton-walsh/)

> [It is only grown-ups who want children to be children; children themselves always want to be real people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-paton-walsh/it-is-only-grown-ups-who-want-children-to-be-children-children/)

[Jill Paton Walsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jill-paton-walsh/)

> [“Harriet said, "You shouldn't have reminded me to sign that book, Peter." "Why ever not? Have you suddenly become bashful about your hard-earned glories?"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-paton-walsh/harriet-said-you-shouldn-t-have-reminded-me-to-sign-that-book-peter/)

[Jill Paton Walsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jill-paton-walsh/)

> [“Bunter came with me in the role of a friend. A role he has always played to perfection." "It does not require dissimulation, my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-paton-walsh/bunter-came-with-me-in-the-role-of-a-friend-a-role-he-has-always/)

[Jill Paton Walsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jill-paton-walsh/)

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