Mary Norton Quotes

• Stories never really end. They can go on and on and on. It's just that sometimes, at a certain point, one stops telling them.

  Mary Norton

  Stories, Goes On, Sometimes

  Mary Norton (1989). “The Borrowers”, Sandpiper

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• Misfortunes make us wise.

  Mary Norton

  Wise, Adversity, Misfortunes

  Mary Norton (2001). “The Borrowers Afield”

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• I'm no lady; I'm a member of Congress, and I'll proceed on that basis.

  Mary Norton

  Justice, Diversity, Members

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• Human beans are for Borrowers—like bread’s for butter!

  Mary Norton

  Bread, Beans, Borrowers

  Mary Norton (2016). “Borrowers Collection”, p.84, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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