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Nina Bawden Quotes

People’s lives are in the care of the railways when they get on a train. The railways should remember that Picture Quote #1

Life isn’t so complicated for children. They have more time to think about the really important things. That’s why I occasionally moralise in my children’s books in a way I wouldn’t dare when writing for adults Picture Quote #1

I’ve never found it made the slightest difference being a woman - though there is a sort of feeling that as you get older you’re not so interesting Picture Quote #1

If you are going to make companies, corporations, actually responsible for the safety of other people’s lives, then if they fail in their duty, the only thing to prevent them failing in their duty is the fear that they would be put behind bars Picture Quote #1

The murder of my husband by the railways has altered the way I think about everything. I had always thought that the majority of people were decent and honourable. In the wake of the crash, what made me angry more than anything else was the realisation that this was not true. I still find it very hard to come to terms with Picture Quote #1

One good reason for writing novels based on your life is that you have something to read in old age when you’ve forgotten what happened Picture Quote #1

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Margaret Thatcher was in my year, and our first-year college photograph shows us standing side by side in the back row. We were both grammar school girls on state scholarships Picture Quote #1

I wanted to be a war reporter - scrabbling around, exposing things. I didn’t want to go to university, I wanted to get a job, but Auntie Beryl said I should go to Oxford Picture Quote #1

I dislike the word ‘victim.’ I dislike being told that I ‘lost’ my husband - as if I had idly abandoned you by the side of the railway track like an unwanted pair of old shoes Picture Quote #1

I was cleaning out the pigsty at a farm in Wales, where my mother had rented a room, when the results of my final school exam were handed to me by the postman, along with the news that I had a state scholarship to Oxford. I had waited for this letter for so many weeks that I had abandoned hope, deciding that I had failed ignominiously Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

All writers are thieves; theft is a necessary tool of the trade Picture Quote #1

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Children often have a much stronger concept of morality than adults Picture Quote #1

I would hate to live in the country, unless I was living on a farm Picture Quote #1

I am not a victim. I am an angry survivor Picture Quote #1

Life isn’t so complicated for children. They have more time to think about the really important things. That’s why I occasionally moralise in my children’s books in a way I wouldn’t dare when writing for adults Picture Quote #1

All writers are liars. They twist events to suit themselves. They make use of their own tragedies to make a better story... They are terrible people Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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If you are going to make companies, corporations, actually responsible for the safety of other people’s lives, then if they fail in their duty, the only thing to prevent them failing in their duty is the fear that they would be put behind bars Picture Quote #1

I met my second husband on a bus. We looked at each other and that was it. We were both married to other people at the time and behaved badly, but we didn’t seem to have any choice. We were very happy for nearly 50 years and would still be together if it wasn’t for the bloody railways Picture Quote #1

I hope in my books I help children to see their strengths, and show them I have some idea of what they may occasionally be going through. Especially at tricky moments when it is easier to go back and evade things rather than go forwards and confront them Picture Quote #1

I grew up on a suburban street with lace curtains and dull neighbours, so I made up stories to tell my friend, in which they became serial killers and burglars. She told her mother, who then told mine Picture Quote #1

There are many times when I think I would have rather died with my husband. It would have been pleasanter, simpler. But it would have been worse for the children and the family in general Picture Quote #1

People’s lives are in the care of the railways when they get on a train. The railways should remember that Picture Quote #1

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One good reason for writing novels based on your life is that you have something to read in old age when you’ve forgotten what happened Picture Quote #1

Adults get more confused by social worker jargon. Unlike children, they are also less likely to see two sides of an argument, and they no longer think they can make the world a better place. That can make them rather boring, I suppose Picture Quote #1

A writer’s work may be a coded autobiography, but only a very close friend could decipher it Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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People’s lives are in the care of the railways when they get on a train. The railways should remember that. (Nina Bawden Quotes) Life isn’t so complicated for children. They have more time to think about the really important things. That’s why I occasionally moralise in my children’s books in a way I wouldn’t dare when writing for adults. (Nina Bawden Quotes) I’ve never found it made the slightest difference being a woman - though there is a sort of feeling that as you get older you’re not so interesting. (Nina Bawden Quotes) If you are going to make companies, corporations, actually responsible for the safety of other people’s lives, then if they fail in their duty, the only thing to prevent them failing in their duty is the fear that they would be put behind bars. (Nina Bawden Quotes) The murder of my husband by the railways has altered the way I think about everything. I had always thought that the majority of people were decent and honourable. In the wake of the crash, what made me angry more than anything else was the realisation that this was not true. I still find it very hard to come to terms with. (Nina Bawden Quotes) One good reason for writing novels based on your life is that you have something to read in old age when you’ve forgotten what happened. (Nina Bawden Quotes) Margaret Thatcher was in my year, and our first-year college photograph shows us standing side by side in the back row. We were both grammar school girls on state scholarships (Nina Bawden Quotes) I wanted to be a war reporter - scrabbling around, exposing things. I didn’t want to go to university, I wanted to get a job, but Auntie Beryl said I should go to Oxford (Nina Bawden Quotes) I dislike the word ‘victim.’ I dislike being told that I ‘lost’ my husband - as if I had idly abandoned you by the side of the railway track like an unwanted pair of old shoes (Nina Bawden Quotes) I was cleaning out the pigsty at a farm in Wales, where my mother had rented a room, when the results of my final school exam were handed to me by the postman, along with the news that I had a state scholarship to Oxford. I had waited for this letter for so many weeks that I had abandoned hope, deciding that I had failed ignominiously (Nina Bawden Quotes) 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 Quotes) All writers are thieves; theft is a necessary tool of the trade (Nina Bawden Quotes) Children often have a much stronger concept of morality than adults (Nina Bawden Quotes) I would hate to live in the country, unless I was living on a farm (Nina Bawden Quotes) I am not a victim. I am an angry survivor (Nina Bawden Quotes) Life isn’t so complicated for children. They have more time to think about the really important things. That’s why I occasionally moralise in my children’s books in a way I wouldn’t dare when writing for adults (Nina Bawden Quotes) All writers are liars. They twist events to suit themselves. They make use of their own tragedies to make a better story... They are terrible people (Nina Bawden Quotes) 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 Quotes) If you are going to make companies, corporations, actually responsible for the safety of other people’s lives, then if they fail in their duty, the only thing to prevent them failing in their duty is the fear that they would be put behind bars (Nina Bawden Quotes) I met my second husband on a bus. We looked at each other and that was it. We were both married to other people at the time and behaved badly, but we didn’t seem to have any choice. We were very happy for nearly 50 years and would still be together if it wasn’t for the bloody railways (Nina Bawden Quotes) I hope in my books I help children to see their strengths, and show them I have some idea of what they may occasionally be going through. Especially at tricky moments when it is easier to go back and evade things rather than go forwards and confront them (Nina Bawden Quotes) I grew up on a suburban street with lace curtains and dull neighbours, so I made up stories to tell my friend, in which they became serial killers and burglars. She told her mother, who then told mine (Nina Bawden Quotes) There are many times when I think I would have rather died with my husband. It would have been pleasanter, simpler. But it would have been worse for the children and the family in general (Nina Bawden Quotes) People’s lives are in the care of the railways when they get on a train. The railways should remember that (Nina Bawden Quotes) One good reason for writing novels based on your life is that you have something to read in old age when you’ve forgotten what happened (Nina Bawden Quotes) Adults get more confused by social worker jargon. Unlike children, they are also less likely to see two sides of an argument, and they no longer think they can make the world a better place. That can make them rather boring, I suppose (Nina Bawden Quotes) A writer’s work may be a coded autobiography, but only a very close friend could decipher it (Nina Bawden Quotes) 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 Quotes)