Mistress Mary Quite Contrary Frances Hodgson Burnett More Quotes by Frances Hodgson Burnett More Quotes From Frances Hodgson Burnett If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden. Frances Hodgson Burnett cheer-up positive-attitude garden How it is that animals understand things I do not know, but it is certain that they do understand. Perhaps there is a language which is not made of words and everything in the world understands it. Perhaps there is a soul hidden in everything and it can always speak, without even making a sound, to another soul. Frances Hodgson Burnett soul pet animal As long as you have a garden you have a future and as long as you have a future you are alive. Frances Hodgson Burnett alive garden long Nothing in the world is so strong as a kind heart. Frances Hodgson Burnett strong heart world Hang in there. It is astonishing how short a time it can take for very wonderful things to happen. Frances Hodgson Burnett recovery wonderful time At first people refuse to believe that a strange new thing can be done, then they begin to hope it can be done, then they see it can be done--then it is done and all the world wonders why it was not done centuries ago. Frances Hodgson Burnett hope inspirational believe 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 your hands are empty, your heart is always full, and you can give things out of that--warm things, kind things, sweet things--help and comfort and laughter--and sometimes gay, kind laughter is the best help of all. Frances Hodgson Burnett princess laughter sweet Two worst things as can happen to a child is never to have his own way - or always to have it. Frances Hodgson Burnett two children way Everything's a story - You are a story -I am a story. Frances Hodgson Burnett stories When a man looks at the stars, he grows calm and forgets small things. They answer his questions and show him that his earth is only one of the million worlds. Hold your soul still and look upward often, and you will understand their speech. Never forget the stars. Frances Hodgson Burnett stars soul men Everything is made out of Magic, leaves and trees, flowers and birds, badgers and foxes and squirrels and people. So it must be all around us. In this garden-in all the places. Frances Hodgson Burnett garden flower animal Never did she find anything so difficult as to keep herself from losing her temper when she was suddenly disturbed while absorbed in a book. People who are fond of books know the feeling of irritation which sweeps over them at such a moment. The temptation to be unreasonable and snappish is one not easy to manage. Frances Hodgson Burnett irritation book people Of course there must be lots of Magic in the world," he said wisely one day, "but people don't know what it is like or how to make it. Perhaps the beginning is just to say nice things are going to happen until you make them happen. I am going to try and experiment. Frances Hodgson Burnett nice positive thinking Perhaps there is a language which is not made of words and everything in the world understands it. Frances Hodgson Burnett chaos language world Nothing in the world is quite as adorably lovely as a robin when he shows off and they are nearly always doing it. Frances Hodgson Burnett lovely robins world Only in dreams of spring Frances Hodgson Burnett dream spring tree Two things cannot be in one place. Where you tend a rose, my lad, a thistle cannot grow. Frances Hodgson Burnett secret-garden rose two I am sure there is Magic in everything, only we have not sense enough to get hold of it and make it do things for us Frances Hodgson Burnett secret-garden magic enough It made her think that it was curious how much nicer a person looked when he smiled. She had not thought of it before. Frances Hodgson Burnett curious made thinking I am a princess. All girls are. Even if they live in tiny old attics. Even if they dress in rags, even if they aren’t pretty, or smart, or young. They’re still princesses. Frances Hodgson Burnett princess smart girl
