Top 4 Quotes by Mary Norton

Stories never really end. They can go on and on and on. It's just that sometimes, at a certain point, one stops telling them.

Stories, Goes On, Sometimes

Mary Norton (1989). “The Borrowers”, Sandpiper

Misfortunes make us wise.

Wise, Adversity, Misfortunes

Mary Norton (2001). “The Borrowers Afield”

I'm no lady; I'm a member of Congress, and I'll proceed on that basis.

Justice, Diversity, Members

Human beans are for Borrowers—like bread’s for butter!

Bread, Beans, Borrowers

Mary Norton (2016). “Borrowers Collection”, p.84, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Mary Norton Quotes