The Secret Garden

Book · 4 characters · 35 quotes · 1911

Quotes from The Secret Garden

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"Magic is everywhere around us."
Dickon Sowerby
M
"Nothing ever happens in England."
Mary Lennox Adventure
M
"It is funny how many things can be sad when you think about them."
Mary Lennox Truth
D
"Everything comes alive in spring."
Dickon Sowerby
M
"Might I have a bit of earth?"
Mary Lennox Hope
M
"You never seem to be tired or hungry or cold."
Mary Lennox Strength
D
"This is Magic."
Dickon Sowerby Faith
D
"If you will send for me tomorrow I will come back and do my work again."
Dickon Sowerby Work
M
"One of the pleasantest things in the world is going a journey; but I like to go by myself."
Mary Lennox Solitude
D
"When you have eaten bread with a man, you cannot throw him out of your house."
Dickon Sowerby Friendship
C
"I do wish we could call it Magic and be scientific."
Colin Craven Science
D
"Everything is made of magic, leaves and roots and plants are all made of magic."
Dickon Sowerby Nature
M
"At least I am sure that I care about you"
Mary Lennox Love
D
"Is the spring coming?' he said. 'How do you know?'"
Dickon Sowerby Hope
D
"Growing things require patience and care."
Dickon Sowerby Patience
D
"The garden is alive with possibility."
Dickon Sowerby Hope
M
"Secret things are precious."
Mary Lennox Imagination
M
"I felt rather alive."
Mary Lennox Life
D
"The garden will teach you things."
Dickon Sowerby Education
M
"A person might have a very wicked heart and still have pretty teeth."
Mary Lennox Wisdom
C
"I'm not going to be queer any longer."
Colin Craven Change
D
"It is sure to rain tomorrow."
Dickon Sowerby Nature
D
"She likes you. Did you notice?"
Dickon Sowerby Friendship
M
"You are going to live!"
Mary Lennox Courage
D
"Strength is a gift, and you must use it well."
Dickon Sowerby Strength
M
"The robin knows the secret, too."
Mary Lennox Nature
M
"When you have a secret nobody knows but yourself, it makes you feel mysterious."
Mary Lennox Imagination
C
"I don't want to be a boy."
Colin Craven
D
"The sun falling warm on your face - that is a gift."
Dickon Sowerby Gratitude
M
"Misery is when you are unhappy and do not care."
Mary Lennox Happiness