Top 4 Quotes & Sayings by Mabel Robinson

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American writer Mabel Robinson.
Last updated on November 19, 2024.
Mabel Robinson

Mabel Louise Robinson was an American writer of children's books. She was passionate about writing books for young adults. Her "primary goal in life [was to] write books for young women, showcasing the protagonists worth, intelligence, and sensitivity". Robinson reached her goal by “bring[ing] realistic and believable young adult problems to modern girl readers looking not only for excitement and fun but for honestly and reality as well. Additionally,… [she] created vivid characters with whom girls could easily identify ”. Robinson was a runner-up for the annual Newbery Medal twice.

From the dog's point of view, his master is an elongated and abnormally cunning dog. — © Mabel Robinson
From the dog's point of view, his master is an elongated and abnormally cunning dog.
Only as we give the children the truth about life can we expect any improvement in it.
We have thought that because children are young they are silly. We have forgotten the blind stirrings, the reaching outward of our own youth.
Over and over again women and men ... come to me saying, I don't know enough to write a book for adults, and so I'd like to try a book for children. And I tell them that when they have learned enough to write for an adult perhaps a child will listen to them.
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