Johanna Spyri

“For mercy's sake, the child is crazy!" exclaimed Miss Rottenmeier, running up the stairs. In her hurry she had bumped into Sebastian,…

— Johanna Spyri

“When God has shown us some special mercy we should think at once of those who are denied so many things.”

— Johanna Spyri

Anger makes us all stupid.

— Johanna Spyri

“Heidi loudly wailed, "Oh I want to go home. What the poor snowhopper will do without me? Grandmother is waiting for me…

— Johanna Spyri

Saying good night to the mountains, the sun throws his most beautiful rays to them, that they may not forget him till…

— Johanna Spyri

whoever has done a wrong deed and thinks that no one knows it, deceives himself.

— Johanna Spyri

“Sometimes I felt as if I could not bear it any longer to be away from you!”

— Johanna Spyri

I'll always say my prayers...and if God doesn't answer them at once I shall know it's because He's planning something better for…

— Johanna Spyri

“Oh, how glad I am that God did not let me have at once all I prayed and wept for! And now…

— Johanna Spyri

“Heidi came running in, "Grandfather can the sun still laugh at me? she asked”

— Johanna Spyri

Flowers are made to bloom in the sun and not to be shut up in an apron.

— Johanna Spyri

It (nursing) comes more from care than study.

— Johanna Spyri

A bad deed always brings a punishment.

— Johanna Spyri

“God is able to bring good out of evil for those whom you meant to injure, and you who did the evil…

— Johanna Spyri

“No, but I feel as if a big stone is pressing me here.”

— Johanna Spyri

“God is a good father to us all, and knows better than we do what is good for us. If we ask…

— Johanna Spyri

“...if you take big steps and climb with all your little might!”

— Johanna Spyri

Many strange things happen in this world

— Johanna Spyri