"Never did she find anything so difficult as……" — Frances Hodgson Burnett
"Never did she find anything so difficult as to keep herself from losing her temper when she was suddenly disturbed while absorbed in a book."
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94 Quotes by Frances Hodgson Burnett
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"It's so beautiful!" she said, a little breathless with her speed. "You never saw anything so beautiful! It has come!…
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Everything is made out of Magic, leaves and trees, flowers and birds, badgers and foxes and squirrels and people. So…
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The mug from the washstand was used as Becky's tea cup, and the tea was so delicious that it was…
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On the hob was a little brass kettle, hissing and boiling; spread upon the floor was a warm, thick rug;…
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As long as one has a garden, one has a future. As long as one has a future, one is…
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The air was full of spices... A Little Princess
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Whatever comes," she said, "cannot alter one thing. If I am a princess in rags and tatters, I can be…
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Two things cannot be in one place. Where you tend a rose, my lad, a thistle cannot grow.
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To let a sad thought or a bad one get into your mind is as dangerous as letting a scarlet…
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If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.
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Remember this: When I am gone, only love can take my place. Be absorbed night and day in the love…
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I think that whenever soul is present, it's because what you're doing, whom you're with, where you are, evokes love…
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