You [Scots] come of a race of men the very wind of whose name has swept to the ultimate seas. James M. Barrie More Quotes by James M. Barrie More Quotes From James M. Barrie Years rolled on again, and Wendy had a daughter. This ought not to be written in ink but in a golden splash. James M. Barrie inkdaughteryears He looked at her uncomfortably; blinking, you know, like one not sure whether he was awake or asleep. James M. Barrie awakenot-sureknows I suppose it's like the ticking crocodile, isn't it? Time is chasing after all of us. James M. Barrie neverlandcrocodileschasing Peter invented, with Wendy's help, a new game that fascinated him enormously, until he suddenly had no more interest in it, which, as you have been told, was what always happened with his games. It consisted in pretending not to have adventures. James M. Barrie gameshelpingadventure ...it was like an examination paper that asks grammar, when what you want to be asked is Kings of England. James M. Barrie examinationpaperkings It was dreadful the way all the three were looking at him, just as if they did not admire him. James M. Barrie admirethreeway She adored all beautiful things in their every curve and fragrance, so that they became part of her. Day by day, she gathered beauty; had she had no heart (she who was the bosom of womanhood) her thoughts would still have been as lilies, because the good is the beautiful. James M. Barrie curvesheartbeautiful He was so full of wrath against grown-ups, who as usual, were spoiling everything, that as soon as he got inside his tree he breathed intentionally quick short breaths at the rate of about five to a second. He did this because there is a saying in the Neverland, that everytime you breathe, a grown-up dies; and Peter was killing them of vindictively as fast as possible. James M. Barrie wrathusualtree ...and thus it will go on, so long as children are gay and innocent and heartless. James M. Barrie gaylongchildren He was a little boy, and she was grown up. She huddled by the fire not daring to move, helpless and guilty, a big woman. James M. Barrie fireboysmoving Of course the Neverlands vary a good deal. John's, for instance, had a lagoon with flamingos flying over it at which John was shooting, while Michael, who was very small, had a flamingo with lagoons flying over it. John lived in a boat turned upside down on the sands, Michael in a wigwam, Wendy in a house of leaves deftly sewn together. John had no friends, Michael had friends at night, Wendy had a pet wolf forsaken by its parents. James M. Barrie parenthousenight Fairies don’t live long, but they are so little that a short time seems a good while to them James M. Barrie fairylittleslong Peter was not quite like other boys; but he was afraid at last. A tremour ran through him, like a shudder passing over the sea; but on the sea one shudder follows another till there are hundreds of them, and Peter felt just the one. Next moment he was standing erect on the rock again, with that smile on his face and a drum beating within him. It was saying, "To die will be an awfully big adventure. James M. Barrie rocksadventureboys She also said she would give him a kiss if he liked, but Peter did not know what she meant, and he held out his hand expectantly. James M. Barrie kissinggivinghands Next moment he was standing erect on the rock again, with that smile on his face and a drum beating within him. It was saying, "To die will be an awfully big adventure. James M. Barrie rocksnextadventure Take care, lest an adventure is now offered you, which, if accepted, will plunge you in deepest woe. James M. Barrie woecareadventure Peter was not with them for the moment, and they felt rather lonely up there by themselves. He could go so much faster than they that he would suddenly shoot out of sight, to have some adventure in which they had no share. He would come down laughing over something fearfully funny he had been saying to a star, but he had already forgotten what it was, or he would come up with mermaid scales still sticking to him, and yet not be able to to say for certain what had been happening. It was really rather irritating to children who had never seen a mermaid. James M. Barrie starslonelychildren I know, I feel, that with the introduction of tobacco England woke up from a long sleep. Suddenly a new zest had been given to life. The glory of existence became a thing to speak of. Men who had hitherto only concerned themselves with the narrow things of home put a pipe into their mouths and became philosophers. James M. Barrie homesleepmen Some of my plays peter out and some pan out. James M. Barrie peterplay You see, dear, it is not true that woman was made from man's rib; she was made from his funny bone. James M. Barrie ribsmenfunny
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