Sir William Newzam Prior Nicholson was a British painter of still-life, landscape and portraits. He also worked as a printmaker in techniques including woodcut, wood-engraving and lithography, as an illustrator, as an author of children's books and as a designer for the theatre.

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Sir William Newzam Prior Nicholson was a British painter of still-life, landscape and portraits. He also worked as a printmaker in techniques including woodcut, wood-engraving and lithography, as an illustrator, as an author of children's books and as a designer for the theatre.

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“She hasnt gone so far now, she had broken a lot of rules and said such rude things, that she knew she would suffer the most horrible punishment; and since what was done could not be undone, she was free to be as bad as she wanted to be.”
— p. 35
“The song of the wind singer will set you free.”
— p. 77
“"That's where we have to go," said Kestrel, looking at the mountain. "Into the fire."”
— p. 265
“"Today begins my walk with you." They spoke together, their voices sounding softly in the cold air. "Where you go, I go. Where you stay, I stay. When you sleep, I will sleep. When you rise, I will rise. I will pass my days within the sound of your voice, and my nights within the reach of your hand. And none shall come between us."”
— p. 581
“If everything you do is in order to do something else, when do you ever get to the end of it all?”
— p. 170
“The English seem to think drinking wine is like committing adultery, something you do rarely and abroad.”
— p. 18

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