What the Dormouse Said reminds us that we should never grow so old, or change so much, that we cannot find room in our hearts for the wisdom of children's books. --from the foreword by Judith Viorst From What the Dormouse Said: On Silence: "Perhaps after all it is just as well to speak only once a year and then speak to the purpose." --Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, Kate Douglas Wiggin On Pleasure: "Believe me, my young friend, ther is nothing--absolutely nothing--half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats." --The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame On Acceptance: "The world is full of happiness, and plenty to go round, if you are only willing to take the kind that comes your way." --Daddy-Long-Legs, Jean Webster