Michael Bond > Quotes

“It's nice having a bear about the house.”
― Michael Bond, A Bear Called Paddington

“Please look after this bear.”
― Michael Bond, A Bear Called Paddington

“Things are always happening to me. I’m that sort of bear.”
― Michael Bond, A Bear Called Paddington

“I'm not a criminal,” said Paddington, hotly. “I'm a bear!”
― Michael Bond, A Bear Called Paddington

“If you really want something in this world,' said Olga simply, 'you'll never get it by sitting down and waiting. But if you go out and do things there's no knowing where you'll end up.”
― Michael Bond, The Tales of Olga da Polga

“Oh well, bears will be bears,” said Mr Brown.”
― Michael Bond, More About Paddington

“he didn’t think much of the ticket. He examined carefully the piece of green cardboard which he held in his paw. “It doesn’t seem much to get for eighty pence,” he said. After all the lovely whirring and clanking noises the ticket machine had made, it did seem disappointing. He’d expected much more for his money.”
― Michael Bond, A Bear Called Paddington

“Wandering has long been seen as part of the pathology of dementia. Doctors, carers, and relatives often try to stop patients from venturing out alone, out of concern they will injure themselves, or won’t remember the way back. When a person without dementia goes for a walk, it is called going for a stroll, getting some fresh air, or exercising, anthropologist Maggie Graham observes in her recent paper. When a person with dementia goes for a walk beyond prescribed parameters, it is typically called wandering, exit-seeking, or elopement. Yet wandering may not be so much a part of the disease as a therapeutic response to it. Even though dementia and Alzheimer’s in particular can cause severe disorientation, Graham says the desire to walk should be desire to be alive and to grow, as opposed to as a product of disease and deterioration. Many in the care profession share her view. The Alzheimer’s Society, the UK’s biggest dementia supportive research charity, considers wandering an unhelpful description, because it suggests aimlessness, whereas the walking often has a purpose. The charity lists several possible reasons why a person might feel compelled to move. They may be continuing the habit of a lifetime; they may be bored, restless, or agitated; they may be searching for a place or a person from their past that they believe to be close by; or maybe they started with a goal in mind, forgot about it, and just kept going. It is also possible that they are walking to stay alive. Sat in a chair in a room they don’t recognise, with a past they can’t access, it can be a struggle to know who they are. But when they move they are once again wayfinders, engaging in one of the oldest human endeavours, and anything is possible.”
― Michael Bond

“There was such a hullabaloo going on it was difficult to write up the notes in his scrapbook.”
― Michael Bond, More About Paddington

“I daresay you'll be wanting some marmalade.”
― Michael Bond, Paddington

“The Browns’ house at number thirty-two Windsor Gardens was unusually quiet. It was a warm summer day, and all the family, with the exception of Paddington, who had mysteriously disappeared shortly after lunch, were sitting on the veranda enjoying the afternoon sun. Apart from the faint rustle of paper as Mr. Brown turned the pages of an enormous book and the click of Mrs. Brown’s knitting needles, the only sound came from Mrs. Bird, their housekeeper, as she prepared the tea things.”
― Michael Bond, More About Paddington

“Mr. and Mrs. Brown first met Paddington on a railway platform. In fact, that was how he came to have such an unusual name for a bear, for Paddington was the name of the station.”
― Michael Bond, A Bear Called Paddington

“strong-room”
― Michael Bond, Paddington Abroad

“PLEASE LOOK AFTER THIS BEAR. THANK YOU.”
― Michael Bond, Paddington

“The Browns were holding a council of war in the dining room, and Mr. Brown was fighting a losing battle.”
― Michael Bond, A Bear Called Paddington

“Paddington took a deep breath and gave the assistant a hard stare. It was one of the extra special hard ones which his Aunt Lucy had taught him and which he kept for emergencies.”
― Michael Bond, Paddington Abroad

“I'll never be like other people, but that's alright because I'm a bear.”
― Michael Bond, The Adventures of Paddington

“I suppose,” she said to Paddington as they stepped on the escalator, “we ought really to carry you. It says you’re supposed to carry dogs, but it doesn’t say anything about bears.”
― Michael Bond, A Bear Called Paddington

“From the very beginning, there was not the slightest doubt that Olga da Polga was the sort of guinea pig who would go places.”
― Michael Bond, The Tales of Olga da Polga

“Beau Brummel”
― Michael Bond, Paddington at Work

“Luckily he had found a piece of cloth on the balcony outside Mr Brown’s room and so he’d been able to clean off the worst of the dirt before getting down to the important job of taking it to pieces and polishing it.”
― Michael Bond, Paddington Abroad

“A VISIT TO THE STOCK EXCHANGE”
― Michael Bond, Paddington at Work

“PADDINGTON STEPS OUT”
― Michael Bond, Paddington at Work

“I’d like to leave all my interest in, please,” explained Paddington. “In case it rains.” “Well,” said the man in a superior tone of voice as he made some calculations on a piece of paper. “I’m afraid you won’t keep very dry on this. It only comes to ten pence.” “What!” exclaimed Paddington, hardly able to believe his ears. “Ten pence! I don’t think that’s very interesting.” “Interest isn’t the same thing as interesting,” said the man. “Not the same thing at all.” He tried hard to think of some way of explaining matters for he wasn’t used to dealing with bears and he had a feeling that Paddington was going to be one of his more difficult customers. “It’s… it’s something we give you for letting us borrow your money,” he said. “The longer you leave it in the more you get.” “Well, my money’s been in since just after Christmas,” exclaimed Paddington. “That’s nearly six months.” “Ten pence,” said the man firmly.”
― Michael Bond, Paddington Abroad

“PADDINGTON BUYS A SHARE”
― Michael Bond, Paddington at Work

“MRS BROWN STARED at Paddington in amazement. “Harold Price wants you to be an usher at his wedding?” she repeated. “Are you sure?”
― Michael Bond, Paddington Goes To Town

“[Paddington] looked up to see that Mrs Brown had been joined by a little girl, with laughing blue eyes and long, fair hair.”
― Michael Bond, A Bear Called Paddington

“Ahem," said the man, looking over the railings. "Forgive me. I can see you're busy. Please don't bother to stand up."
Paddington looked most offended. "I am standing up," he announced.”
― Michael Bond, [Paddington Here and Now] [By: Bond, Michael] [January, 2009]

“Things aren’t always”
― Michael Bond, A Bear Called Paddington

“I write it,
you read it,
we share the joy.”
― Michael Bond