I've sometimes thought . . . that the difference between us and the English is that the Scotch are hard in all other respects but soft with women, and the English are hard with women but soft in all other respects. James M. Barrie More Quotes by James M. Barrie More Quotes From James M. Barrie All of this has happened before, and it will all happen again. James M. Barrie neverland happened happens There are few more impressive sights in the world than a Scotsman on the make. James M. Barrie scotland sight world Just always be waiting for me. James M. Barrie waiting I'm youth, I'm joy, I'm a little bird that has broken out of the egg. James M. Barrie eggs broken inspirational Wendy, Wendy, when you are sleeping in your silly bed you might be flying about with me saying funny things to the stars. James M. Barrie stars sleep silly Do you believe in fairies? Say quick that you believe. If you believe, clap your hands! James M. Barrie fairy believe hands A woman can be anything the man who loves her would have her be. James M. Barrie women men Why can't you fly now, mother?" "Because I am grown up, dearest. When people grow up they forget the way." "Why do they forget the way?" "Because they are no longer gay and innocent and heartless. It is only the gay and innocent and heartless who can fly. James M. Barrie growing-up gay mother Our heroine knew that the mother would always leave the window open for her children to fly back by; so they stayed away for years and had a lovely time. James M. Barrie mother children years Odd things happen to all of us on our way through life without our noticing for a time that they have happened. James M. Barrie odd-things happened way I taught you to fight and to fly. What more could there be? James M. Barrie fighting dream love After you have been unfair to him he will love you again, but he will never afterwards be quite the same boy. No one ever gets over the first unfairness; no one except Peter. James M. Barrie love-you boys firsts i know i'm not clever but i'm always right. James M. Barrie clever knows He who distributes the milk of human kindness cannot help but spill a little on himself. James M. Barrie milk kindness littles The praise that comes of love does not make us vain, but humble rather. Knowing what we are, the pride that shines in our mother's eyes as she looks at us is about the most pathetic thing a man has to face, but he would be a devil altogether if it did not burn some of the sin out of him. James M. Barrie eye humble mother It is frightfully difficult to know much about the fairies, and almost the only thing for certain is that there are fairies wherever there are children. James M. Barrie tinkerbell fairy children Have you noticed that many jewels make women either incredibly fat or incredibly thin? James M. Barrie fats jewels sex I'll teach you how to jump on the wind's back, and then away we go. James M. Barrie away-we-go teach wind How shall we ever know if it's morning if there's no servant to pull up the blinds? James M. Barrie pull-ups upper-class morning Our life is a book to which we add daily, until suddenly we are finished, and then the manuscript is burned. James M. Barrie life-is add book
