The praise that comes from love does not make us vain, but more humble. James M. Barrie More Quotes by James M. Barrie More Quotes From James M. Barrie But where do you live mostly now?" With the lost boys." Who are they?" They are the children who fall out of their perambulators when the nurse is looking the other way. If they are not claimed in seven days they are sent far away to the Neverland to defray expanses. I'm captain." What fun it must be!" Yes," said cunning Peter, "but we are rather lonely. You see we have no female companionship." Are none of the others girls?" Oh no; girls, you know, are much too clever to fall out of their prams. James M. Barrie girllonelychildren She asked where he lived. Second to the right,' said Peter, 'and then straight on till morning. James M. Barrie neverlandpetermorning They took it for granted that if they went he would go also, but really they scarcely cared. Thus children are ever so ready, when novelty knocks, to desert their dearest ones. James M. Barrie desertnoveltychildren Oh, you mysterious girls, when you are fifty-two we shall find you out; you must come into the open then. If the mouth has fallen sourly yours the blame: all the meanness your youth concealed have been gathering in your face. But the pretty thoughts and sweet ways and dear, forgotten kindnesses linger there also, to bloom in your twilight like evening primroses. James M. Barrie girlkindnesssweet I know not, sir, whether Bacon wrote the works of Shakespeare, but if he did not, it seems to me that he missed the opportunity of his life. James M. Barrie drinkingopportunitylife Yet if he upbraided her in his hurry, it was to repent bitterly his temper the next, and to feel its effects more than she, temper being a weapon that we hold by the blade. James M. Barrie bladesnextweapons Thus sharply did the terrified three learn the difference between an island of make-believe and the same island come true. James M. Barrie differencesislandsbelieve For when you looked into my mother's eyes you knew, as if He had told you, why God sent her into the world - it was to open then minds of all who looked to beautiful thoughts. And that is the beginning and end of literature. James M. Barrie eyemotherbeautiful When a new baby laughs for the first time a new fairy is born, and as there are always new babies there are always new fairies. James M. Barrie nestsbabylaughing Wendy," Peter Pan continued in a voice that no woman has ever yet been able to resist, "Wendy, one girl is more use than twenty boys. James M. Barrie voicegirlboys All children, except one, grow up. James M. Barrie neverlandgrowing-upchildren ..children know such a lot now, they soon don't believe in fairies, and every time a child says, 'I don't believe in fairies,' there is a fairy somewhere that falls down dead. James M. Barrie believechildrenfall Second to the right, and straight on till morning.' That, Peter had told Wendy, was the way to the Neverland; but even birds, carrying maps and consulting them at windy corners, could not have sighted it with these instructions. Peter, you see, just said anything that came into his head. James M. Barrie mapsmorningbird Tink was not all bad: or, rather, she was all bad just now, but, on the other hand, sometimes she was all good. Fairies have to be one thing or the other, because being so small they unfortunately have room for one feeling only at a time. They are, however, allowed to change, only it must be a complete change. James M. Barrie feelingshandsrooms Feeling that Peter was on his way back, the Neverland had again woke into life. We ought to use the pluperfect and say wakened, but woke is better and was always used by Peter. James M. Barrie usefeelingsway I wasn't crying about mothers," he said rather indignantly. "I was crying because I can't get my shadow to stick on. Besides, I wasn't crying. James M. Barrie shadowsticksmother That is ever the way. Tis all jealousy to the bride and good wishes to the corpse. James M. Barrie weddingjealousywish I think one remains the same person throughout, merely passing, as it were, i these lapses of time from one room to another, but all in the same house. James M. Barrie lapseshousethinking One could mention many lovable traits in Smee. For instance, after killing, it was his spectacles he wiped instead of his weapon. James M. Barrie piratekillingweapons Mr. and Mrs. Darling and Nana rushed into the nursery too late. The birds were flown James M. Barrie nursetoo-latebird
