Frances Hodgson Burnett, A Little Princess

Quotes

• “If nature has made you for a giver, your hands are born open, and so is your heart; and though there may be times when y...”
• “How it is that animals understand things I do not know, but it is certain that they do understand. Perhaps there is a la...”
• “Whatever comes,"she said, "cannot alter one thing. If I am a princess in rags and tatters, I can be a princess inside. I...”
• “Never did she find anything so difficult as to keep herself from losing her temper when she was suddenly disturbed while...”
• “She did not care very much for other little girls, but if she had plenty of books she could console herself.”