4+ Jill Paton Walsh Quotes And Sayings

Following is our list of the best Jill Paton Walsh quotes and sayings.

There is nothing more important than writing well for the young, if literature is to have a continuance ... They will inherit the earth; and nothing that we value will endure in the world unless they can be persuaded to value it too. — Jill Paton Walsh

The protagonist of folktale is always, and intensely, a young person moving through ordeals into adult life. . . . and this is why there are no wicked stepchildren in the tales. — Jill Paton Walsh

If you tell someone a secret, and ask them to keep it secret, you are asking them to display a discretion you are unable to display yourself. — Jill Paton Walsh

It is only grown-ups who want children to be children; children themselves always want to be real people. — Jill Paton Walsh