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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

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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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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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Tonight I should like to thank all those who have shared my work and to acknowledge the debt that I owe to my wife whose encouragement to put research before all other things has been a great strength to me. – George Porter

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I like form and shape and strength in pictures. – Herb Ritts

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They say everything you go through in your childhood builds character and inner strength. – Curtis Joseph

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My greatest strength is common sense. Im really a standard brand – like Campbells tomato soup or Bakers chocolate. – Katharine Hepburn

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Depression opens the door to beauty of some kind. – James Hillman

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