Helen Beatrix Potter (28 July 1866 – 22 December 1943) was an English writer, illustrator, natural scientist, and conservationist best known for her children's books fea...
I have just made stories to please myself, because I never grew up. Beatrix Potter
I have just made stories to please myself, because I never grew up.
With opportunity the world is very interesting. Beatrix Potter
With opportunity the world is very interesting.
The shorter and the plainer the better. Beatrix Potter
The shorter and the plainer the better.
We cannot stay home all our lives, we must present ourselves to the world and we must look upon it as an adventure. Beatrix Potter
We cannot stay home all our lives, we must present ourselves to the world and we must look upon it as an adventure.
I cannot rest, I must draw, however poor the result, and when I have a bad time come over me it is a stronger desire than ever. Beatrix Potter
I cannot rest, I must draw, however poor the result, and when I have a bad time come over me it is a stronger desire than ever.
Here comes Peter Cottontail right down the bunny trail.... Beatrix Potter
Here comes Peter Cottontail right down the bunny trail....
There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they'll take you. Beatrix Potter
There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they'll take you.
Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were – Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, and Peter. Beatrix Potter
Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were – Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, and Peter.
All outward forms of religion are almost useless, and are the causes of endless strife. Believe there is a great power silently working all things for good, behave yourself and never mind the rest. Beatrix Potter
All outward forms of religion are almost useless, and are the causes of endless strife. Believe there is a great power silently working all things for good, behave yourself and never mind the rest.
It is said that the effect of eating too much lettuce is 'soporific'. Beatrix Potter
It is said that the effect of eating too much lettuce is 'soporific'.
What heaven can be more real than to retain the spirit-world of childhood? Beatrix Potter
What heaven can be more real than to retain the spirit-world of childhood?
I hold an old-fashioned notion that a happy marriage is the crown of a woman’s life. Beatrix Potter
I hold an old-fashioned notion that a happy marriage is the crown of a woman’s life.