Jill Paton Walsh Inspirational Quotes (2)

There is nothing more important than writing well for the young, if literature is to have a continuance ... They will inherit the earth and nothing that we value will endure in the world unless they can be persuaded to value it too.

The protagonist of folktale is always, and intensely, a young person moving through ordeals into adult life. . . . and this is why there are no wicked stepchildren in the tales.