3 quotes by Nina Bawden

“People who don't read seem to me mysterious. I don't know how they think or learn about other people. Novels are a very important part of our education.” — Nina Bawden

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“Ten thousand pounds is the legal value of a negligently taken life, of a child or a parent. A cold and somewhat mean-spirited calculation: you would do better if you slipped on a paving-stone and broke a front tooth.” — Nina Bawden

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“I like writing for children. It seems to me that most people underestimate their understanding and the strength of their feelings and in my books for them I try to put this right.” — Nina Bawden

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