Elizabeth Goudge Quotes


Nothing is ever finished and done with in this world. You may think a seed was finished and done with when it falls like a dead thing into the earth; but when it puts forth leaves and flowers next spring you see your mistake.


Citations

Goudge, Elizabeth. The Valley of Song. University of London Press, 1951.

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Elizabeth Goudge
Elizabeth Goudge
  • Born: April 24, 1900
  • Died: April 1, 1984
  • Nationality: British
  • Profession: Writer

Elizabeth de Beauchamp Goudge FRSL was a British author of novels, short stories and children's books. She won the Carnegie Medal for British children's books in 1946 for The Little White Horse. Goudge was a popular author in both the UK and the US from the 1930s to the 1970s. She regained attention decades later. In 1993 her book The Rosemary Tree was plagiarised by Indrani Aikath-Gyaltsen; the "new" novel set in India was warmly reviewed in The New York Times and The Washington Post before its source was discovered. In 2001 or 2002 J. K. Rowling identified The Little White Horse as one of her favourite books and one of few with a direct influence on the Harry Potter series.