All Beatrix Potter Quotes
- Once upon a time there were three kittens, and their names were Mitten, Tom Kitten, and Moppet. They had dear little fur coats of their… Cat
- Here comes Peter Cottontail right down the bunny trail.... Bunnies
- The shorter and the plainer the better. Better
- Then Mrs. Tiggy-winkle made tea - a cup for herself and a cup for Lucie. They sat before the fire on a bench and looked… All
- I hold an old-fashioned notion that a happy marriage is the crown of a woman’s life. Crown
- What heaven can be more real than to retain the spirit-world of childhood? Childhood
- With opportunity the world is very interesting. Interesting
- For quiet, solitary and observant children create their own world and live in it, nourishing their imaginations on the material at hand. Children
- I have just made stories to please myself, because I never grew up. Grew
- What we call the highest and the lowest in nature are both equally perfect. A willow bush is as beautiful as the human form divine. Beautiful
- I do so hate finishing books. I would like to go on with them for years. Book
- So much perfection argues rottenness somewhere. Argues
- It sometimes happens that the town child is more alive to the fresh beauty of the country than a child who is country born Alive
- Don't go into Mr. McGregor's garden: your Father had an accident there; he was put in a pie by Mrs. McGregor. Accident
- All outward forms of religion are almost useless, and are the causes of endless strife. Believe there is a great power silently working all things… All
- Thank goodness I was never sent to school; it would have rubbed off some of the originality. Education
- Thank God I have the seeing eye, that is to say, as I lie in bed I can walk step by step on the fells… Bed
- It is said that the effect of eating too much lettuce is 'soporific'. Eating
- This is a fierce bad rabbit; look at his savage whiskers, and his claws and his turned-up tail. Bad
- Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were--Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail, and Peter. Cottontail
- There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they'll take you. Delicious
- I hold that a strongly marked personality can influence descendants for generations. Descendants
- Thank goodness my education was neglected. Education
- I fear that we shall be obliged to leave this pudding Fear
- I cannot rest, I must draw, however poor the result, and when I have a bad time come over me it is a stronger desire… Bad