People never like me and I never like people," she thought. "And I never can talk as the Crawford children could. They were always talking and laughing and making noises. (Frances Hodgson Burnett)

People never like me and I never like people," she thought. "And I never can talk as the Crawford children could. They were always talking and laughing and making noises.

Frances Hodgson Burnett

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