Ludwig Bemelmans

“Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway.”

“Good night, little girls! Thank the lord you are well! And now go to sleep! said Miss Clavel.”

“In the middle of the night Miss Clavel turned on the light and said, 'Something is not right!'”

“In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines lived twelve little girls in two straight lines.”

“We must have order, especially in a house full of girls.”

“Hospitality is making your guests feel at home, even if you wish they were.”

“They left the house at half past nine in two straight lines in rain or shine.”

“To the tiger in the zoo, Madeline just said, 'Pooh-pooh.'”

“Live your life, do your work, then take your hat.”

“Art is the only thing you can't punch a clock for. You can't say, 'I'm going to be a great artist today.'”

“The simplest things in life are the most extraordinary.”

“The first sign of a good restaurant is that it's busy. The second is that the people look happy.”

“And she showed them the scar and said, 'Do not cry. We all must die.'”

“Writing is a miracle. You can travel anywhere in the world, to any time and any place. And you never have to leave your chair.”

“The trouble with a kitten is that eventually it becomes a cat.”