Peter K. Levy
Beatrix Potter
"I remember I used to half believe and wholly play with fairies when I was a child. What heaven can be more real than to retain the spirit-world of childhood, tempered and balanced by knowledge and common-sense."
— Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) Journal entry (November 17, 1896)
Image: [Such wonderful stories she wove in those letters] Letter to three year old Eric Moore, one of the children of Potter's last governess, Annie Carter-Moore (August 21, 1892)
This North Eastern Life: Quote of the Day for 2016-05-23
#fairies #childhood #spirit #heaven #BeatrixPotter #quoteoftheday
Beatrix Potter
"I remember I used to half believe and wholly play with fairies when I was a child. What heaven can be more real than to retain the spirit-world of childhood, tempered and balanced by knowledge and common-sense."
— Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) Journal entry (November 17, 1896)
Image: [Such wonderful stories she wove in those letters] Letter to three year old Eric Moore, one of the children of Potter's last governess, Annie Carter-Moore (August 21, 1892)
This North Eastern Life: Quote of the Day for 2016-05-23
#fairies #childhood #spirit #heaven #BeatrixPotter #quoteoftheday