Quote by Nina Bawden
I like writing for children. It seems to me that most people under

I like writing for children. It seems to me that most people underestimate their understanding and the strength of their feelings and in my books for them I try to put this right. – Nina Bawden

Other quotes by Nina Bawden

Ten thousand pounds is the legal value of a negligently taken life, of a child or a parent. A cold and somewhat mean-spirited calculation: you would do better if you slipped on a paving-stone and broke a front tooth. – Nina Bawden

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legal
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People who dont read seem to me mysterious. I dont know how they think or learn about other people. Novels are a very important part of our education. – Nina Bawden

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Education
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I feel my heart break to see a nation ripped apart by its own greatest strength – its diversity. – Melissa Etheridge

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One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity. – Albert Schweitzer

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The only reason I would stay away from a period piece is because sometimes the women are painted in a very stereotypical weakling, wallflower way – thats something I dont want to do. I want to show strength in the women I play, and a journey of some sort. – Dagmara Dominczyk

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I think that my past stands me in good stead in that it does have a certain strength for musicians. – John Sebastian

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One joy scatters a hundred griefs. – Chinese Proverb

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Once a job is fouled up, anything done to improve it makes it worse. – Finagle

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There was once a caustic comment from someone suggesting I was breeding a new race. Fans from different countries have married, amazing things like that. Ive been to some of the weddings. I went to one here the other day, a pagan ceremony. – Terry Pratchett

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I wake up in the morning, I do a little stretching exercises, pick up the horn and play. – Herb Alpert

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