"Secrets had an immense attraction to him, because……" — Kenneth Grahame
"Secrets had an immense attraction to him, because he never could keep one, and he enjoyed the sort of unhallowed thrill he experienced when he went and told another animal, after having faithfully promised not to."
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59 Quotes by Kenneth Grahame
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Brain against brute force - and brain came out on the top - as its bound to do.
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The River... It's my world, and I don't want any other. What it hasn't got is not worth having, and…
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As a rule, indeed, grown-up people are fairly correct on matters of fact; it is in the higher gift of…
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You are brave! For my sake, do not be rash!
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The past was like a bad dream; the future was all happy holiday as I moved Southwards week by week,…
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Weasels--and stoats--and foxes--and so on. They're all right in a way--I'm very good friends with them--pass the time of day…
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There was the noise of a bolt shot back, and the door opened a few inches, enough to show a…
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The Wild Wood is pretty well populated by now; with all the usual lot, good, bad, and indifferent--I name no…
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There is nothing -- absolutely nothing -- half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. In or…
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