Thoughts from children's books

The moment where you doubt you can fly, you cease forever being able to do it.—JM Barrie Peter Pan

Sometimes, said Pooh, the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.—AA Milne Winnie-the-Pooh

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly what is essential is invisible to the eye. —Antoine de Saint-Exupéry The Little Prince

You have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous thing.—EB White Charlotte’s Web If things start happening, don’t worry, don’t stew. Just go right along, and you’ll start happening too.—Dr Seuss Oh, The Places You’ll Go!

My father got the dog drunk on cherry brandy at the party last night. If the RSPCA hear about it, he could get done.—Sue Townsend The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 ¾ Happiness can be found in the darkest of times if only one remembers to turn on the light. —JK Rowling Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

There’s no place like home.—L Frank Baum The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

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