Jean Little > Quotes

“Your only responsibility as a writer is to be true to the story that has chosen you as its writer.”
― Jean Little

“A man can work from sun to sun, But a woman's work is never done.”
― Jean Little, Orphan at My Door: The Home Child Diary of Victoria Cope

“While he has not, in my hearing, spoken the English language, he makes it perfectly plain that he understands it. And he uses his ears, tail, eyebrows, various rumbles and grunts, the slant of his great cold nose or a succession of heartrending sighs to get his meaning across.”
― Jean Little

“It is very annoying, when people notice your weak moments but never see your strong ones.”
― Jean Little, Brothers Far from Home: The World War I Diary of Eliza Bates

“Least said, soonest mended," Toby quipped, quoting a saying Jess often used.”
― Jean Little, Dancing Through the Snow