Nothing I had written before 'Mary Poppins' had anything to do with children, and I have always assumed, when I thought about it at all, that she had come out of the same wall of nothingness as the poetry, myth and legend that had absorbed me all my writing life. P. L. Travers absorbassumechild share on social
I think that 'Mary Poppins' needs a subtle reader, in many respects, to grasp all its implications, and I understand that these cannot be translated in terms of the film. P. L. Travers filmgraspimplication Change image and share on social
You do not chop off a section of your imaginative substance and make a book specifically for children, for - if you are honest - you have no idea where childhood ends and maturity begins. It is all endless and all one. P. L. Travers beginbookchild share on social
Sorrow lies like a heartbeat behind everything I have written. P. L. Travers heartbeatliesorrow Change image and share on social
Every child needs to have for itself not only its loving parents and siblings and friends of its own age, but a grown-up friend. P. L. Travers agechildfriend Change image and share on social
You can ask me anything you like about my work, but I'll never talk about myself. P. L. Travers talkwillwork Change image and share on social
My family didn't like me going on the stage, and they didn't much like my being a writer, either. P. L. Travers familystagewriter Change image and share on social
My father died when I was 7. I was his favorite child, and he was my beloved father. I brought him along with me all through my life. Every elderly man has a bit of my father in him for me. P. L. Travers belovedbitebring Change image and share on social
'Friend Monkey' is really my favorite of all my books because the Hindu myth on which it is based is my favorite - the myth of the Monkey Lord who loved so much that he created chaos wherever he went. P. L. Travers basebookchaos Change image and share on social
I've had quite a lot to conquer in myself apart from writing. Not that I've been a pure angel when I come to the end of it. P. L. Travers angelconquerend Change image and share on social
