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I write, not for children,but for the child-like, whether they be of five, or fifty, or seventy-five.

I write, not for children,but for the child-like, whether they be of five, or fifty, or seventy-five.

George MacDonald
Children, Writing, Fifty
George MacDonald, (2013). “The Day Boy and the Night Girl (Fantasy and Horror Classics)”, p.4, Read Books Ltd

I say again, if I cannot draw a horse, I will not write THIS IS A HORSE under what I foolishly meant for one.

George MacDonald
Horse, Writing, Draws
George MacDonald (2015). “The Complete Works of George MacDonald: Novels, Short Stories, Poetry, Theological Writings & Essays (Illustrated): The Princess and the Goblin, Phantastes, At the Back of the North Wind, Lilith, England’s Antiphon, David Elginbrod, Malcolm, The Light Princess, The Golden Key and many more”, p.14183, e-artnow

But I begin to think the chief difficulty in writing a book must be to keep out what does not belong to it.

George MacDonald
Book, Writing, Thinking
George MacDonald (2015). “The Complete Novels of George Macdonald (Illustrated): The Princess and the Goblin, The Princess and Curdie, Phantastes, At the Back of the North Wind, Lilith, David Elginbrod, Malcolm, Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood, Wilfrid Cumbermede and many more”, p.1227, e-artnow

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