Frances Hodgson Burnett: Trending quotes (page 2)

“Hang in there. It is astonishing how short a time it can take for very wonderful things to happen.”

“Perhaps there is a language which is not made of words and everything in the world understands it.”

“What you have to do with your mind, when your body is miserable, is to make it think of something else.”

“To let a sad thought or a bad one get into your mind is as dangerous as letting a scarlet fever germ get into your body. If you let it stay there after it has got in, you may never get over it as long as you live.”

“There's naught as nice as th' smell o' good clean earth, except th' smell o' fresh growin' things when th' rain falls on 'em.”

“I pretend I am a princess, so that I can try and behave like one.”

“Might I," quavered Mary, "might I have a bit of earth?”

“I don't like it, papa," she said. "But then I dare say soldiers - even brave ones - don't reallygoing into battle.”

“Nothing in the world is quite as adorably lovely as a robin when he shows off and they are nearly always doing it.”

“Are you learning me by heart, little Sara?" he said, stroking her hair.
"No," she answered. "I know you by heart. You are inside my heart.”

“But I suppose there might be good in things, even if we don't see it.”

“My mother always says people should be able to take care of themselves, even if they're rich and important.”

“To speak robin to a robin is like speaking French to a Frenchman”

“As long as you have a garden you have a future and as long as you have a future you are alive.”

“So long as I know what's expected of me, I can manage.”

“All women are princesses, it is our right.”

“Oh, how she did love that queer, common boy!”

“Never thee stop believin' in th' Big Good Thing an' knowin' th' world's full of it - and call it what tha' likes. Tha' wert singin' to it when I come into t' garden.”

“Yes," answered Sara, nodding. "Adversity tries people, and mine has tried you and proved how nice you are.”