Charles Hamilton (writer)

“The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature ed. H. Carpenter & M. Pritchard (1984), {{ISBN|0-19-211582-0}}”

“If there is a Tchekov among my readers, I fervently hope that the effects of the Magnet wil be to turn him into a Bob Cherry.”

“The business of a boys' author is not to consider political issues, but to entertain the readers, make them as happy as possible.”

“The chief thing was to select a name totally different from those under which he had hitherto written: so that when he used the name, he would feel like a different person, and in consequence write from a somewhat different angle. I have been told - by men who do not write - that this is all fanciful. This only means that they don't understand.”

“All boys ought to be drownded at birth.”

“Foreigners are funny”

“I say you fellows, I expect to see fair play.”

“A somewhat short junior, with a broad, pleasant face and an enormous pair of spectacles”

“The donefulness is terrific.”