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Anna Sewell

Anna Sewell (1820–1878) was an English novelist best known for Black Beauty, a landmark animal welfare novel. Her work emphasizes kindness and moral responsibility, as in the quote, “It is good people who make good places.”

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Quotes by Anna Sewell

It is good people who make good places. — Anna Sewell

Good People Are the Heart of Good Places

Anna Sewell’s line begins with a simple but enduring truth: places do not become good merely because they are beautiful, wealthy, or well organized. They become good when the people within them act with kindness, fairnes...

Created on: 8/13/2026