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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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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Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong. – Leo Buscaglia

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I am climbing a difficult road but the glory gives me strength. – Sextus Propertius

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The awareness of our own strength makes us modest. – Paul Cezanne

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Perhaps I am stronger than I think. – Thomas Merton

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We loved with a love that was more than love. – Edgar Allan Poe

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