“This is why I shall not tell you in this story about all the days when nothing happened. You will not catch me saying, 'thus the sad days passed slowly by'--or 'the years rolled on their weary course'--or 'time went on'--because it is silly; of course time goes on--whether you say so or not. So I shall just tell you the nice, interesting parts--and in between you will understand that we had our meals and got up and went to bed, and dull things like that.” YearsStoriesCoursesInterestingNiceHappenedGoes OnBedSillyMealsDullWearyCatch MeTime Goes OnSad Day Book:The Railway Children Source: The Railway Children
“Also she had the power of silent sympathy. That sounds rather dull, I know, but it's not so dull as it sounds. It just means that a person is able to know that you are unhappy, and to love you extra on that account, without bothering you by telling you all the time how sorry she is for you.” KnowsMeanPersonsAbleSoundLove YouAccountsSilentSorryUnhappyBotherExtrasDullBothering You Book:Delphi Complete Novels of E. Nesbit Source: Delphi Complete Novels of E. Nesbit
“The chestnut's proud, and the lilac's pretty, The poplar's gentle and tall, But the plane tree's kind to the poor dull city - I love him best of all.” KindPoorCitiesTreeProudPlanesGentleDullTallI Love HimLilacChestnutsBirch Trees Author:E. Nesbit
