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Beatrix Potter

writer, illustrator, painter, children's writer, mycologist, scientific illustrator, botanist, novelist, conservationist, artist

1866  – 1943

Helen Beatrix Heelis, usually known as Beatrix Potter, was an English writer, illustrator, natural scientist, and conservationist. She is best known for her children's books featuring animals, such as The Tale of Peter Rabbit, which was her first commercially published work in 1902. Her books, including The Tale of Jemima Puddle Duck and The Tale of Tom Kitten, have sold more than 250 million copies. An entrepreneur, Potter was a pioneer of character merchandising. In 1903, Peter Rabbit was the first fictional character to be made into a patented stuffed toy, making him the oldest licensed character.

All Quotes by Beatrix Potter

“Believe there is a great power silently working all things for good, behave yourself and never mind the rest.”
— Beatrix Potter
“All outward forms of religion are almost useless, and are the causes of endless strife. Believe there is a great power silently working all things for good, behave yourself and never mind the rest.”
— Beatrix Potter
“I remember I used to half believe and wholly play with fairies when I was a child. What heaven can be more real than to retain the spirit-world of childhood, tempered and balanced by knowledge and common-sense...”
— Beatrix Potter
“Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were – Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, and Peter.”
— Beatrix Potter
“Don't go into Mr. McGregor's garden: your father had an accident there; he was put in a pie by Mrs. McGregor.”
— Beatrix Potter
“This is a Tale about a tail — a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin.”
— Beatrix Potter
“It is said that the effect of eating too much lettuce is "soporific." I have never felt sleepy after eating lettuces; but then I am not a rabbit.”
— Beatrix Potter