P.L. Travers

“And what's more, he'll go and live with his friend unless his friend is allowed to come in and live with him...His…

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“He knew, the moment he opened his eyes, that something was wrong but he was not quite sure what it was.”

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“And when, at last, .... I stood in London with ten pounds in my hand - five of which I promptly lost…

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“You should trust the children; they can stand more than we can.”

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“I shouldn't wonder if you didn't wonder much too much!”

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“There was something strange and extraordinary about her – something that was frightening and at the same time most exciting.”

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“You said you were the King of the Castle – and you’re not, not by any means! But that’s the Dirty Rascal.”

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“the shape, tossed and bent under the wind, lifted the latch of the gate, and they could see that it belonged to…

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“Pooh, he’s a ninkypoop!” “How do you know?” asked Jane, very interested. “I know because I heard Daddy call him one this…

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“That's coral!" she cried in astonishment. "We must be down in the deeps of the sea!" Well, wasn't that what you wanted?"…

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“The lambs in their arms were as smooth as mushrooms, the flock at their heels unruffled. And amid all that froth of…

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“She sounds like you, Mary Poppins,' said Michael. 'So terribly pleased with herself!”

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“Bird and beast and stone and star—we are all one, all one——” murmured the Hamadryad, softly folding his hood about him as…

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“So it was settled, and that was how the Banks family came to live at Number Seventeen, with Mrs. Brill to cook…

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“Michael knew now what was happening to him. He knew he was going to be naughty.”

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“Michael, "I never expected the wish to come true." The Trout, "Great Oceans! Why bother to wish it, then? I call that…

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