Thank goodness I was never sent to school; it would have rubbed off some of the originality.
Source: In The Last Word - A Treasury of Women's Quotes, by Carolyn Warner, 1992.
-- Beatrix Potter, (Jul 28 1866-1943), English author; She created Peter Rabbit, Jeremy Fisher, Jemima Puddle-Duck, Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, and other animal characters in her children's books.