There is a curtain, thin as gossamer, clear as glass, strong as iron, that hangs forever between the world of magic and the world that seems to us to be real. E. Nesbit More Quotes by E. Nesbit More Quotes From E. Nesbit The chestnut's proud, and the lilac's pretty, The poplar's gentle and tall, But the plane tree's kind to the poor dull city - I love him best of all. E. Nesbit i-love-him cities tree Time is but a mode of thought E. Nesbit Don't you think it's rather nice to think that we're in a book that God's writing? If I were writing a book, I might make mistakes. But God knows how to make the story end just right--in the way that's best for us." Do you really believe that, Mother?" Peter asked quietly. Yes," she said, "I do believe it--almost always--except when I'm so sad that I can't believe anything. But even when I don't believe it, I know it's true--and I try to believe it. E. Nesbit nice mother mistake One of the uses of poetry - one says it to oneself in distressing circumstances, ... or when one has to wait at railway stations, or when one cannot get to sleep at night. E. Nesbit poetry sleep night A red, red rose, all wet with dew, With leaves of green by red shot through. E. Nesbit dew green rose I'll plant and water, sow and weed, Till not an inch of earth shows brown, And take a vow of each small seed To grow to greenness and renown: And then some day you'll pass my way, See gold and crimson, bell and star, And catch my garden's soul, and say: "How sweet these cottage gardens are!" E. Nesbit weed stars sweet I never read prefaces, and it is not much good writing things just for people to skip. I wonder other authors have never thought of this. E. Nesbit wonder writing people ...Albert-next-door doesn't care for reading, and he has not read nearly so many books as we have, so he is very foolish and ignorant, but it cannot be helped... Besides, it is wrong to be angry with people for not being so clever as you are yourself. E. Nesbit reading clever book
