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J.M. Barrie quotes: Odds bobs, hammer and tongs I'm burning. Odds bobs, hammer and tongs I'm burning.
J.M. Barrie quotes: Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves. Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.
J.M. Barrie quotes: It is not in doing what you like, but in liking what you do that is the secret of happiness. It is not in doing what you like, but in liking what you do that is the secret of happiness.
J.M. Barrie quotes: Our life is a book to which we add daily, until suddenly we are finished, and then the manuscript is burned. Our life is a book to which we add daily, until suddenly we are finished, and then the manuscript is burned.
J.M. Barrie quotes: They were going round and round the island, but they did not meet because all were going at the same rate. They were going round and round the island, but they did not meet because all were going at the same rate.
J.M. Barrie quotes: Even by day they hung about, smoking the pipe of peace, and looking almost as if they wanted tit-bits to eat. They Even by day they hung about, smoking the pipe of peace, and looking almost as if they wanted tit-bits to eat. They
J.M. Barrie quotes: Do you want an adventure now, or would you like to have your tea first? Do you want an adventure now, or would you like to have your tea first?
J.M. Barrie quotes: He decided to appeal to the fairies for enlightenment. They are reputedto know a good deal. He decided to appeal to the fairies for enlightenment. They are reputed
to know a good deal.
J.M. Barrie quotes: She is called Tinker Bell because she mends the pots and kettles. She is called Tinker Bell because she mends the pots and kettles.
J.M. Barrie quotes: After a time he fell asleep, and some unsteady fairies had to climb over him on their way home from an orgy. After a time he fell asleep, and some unsteady fairies had to climb over him on their way home from an orgy.
J.M. Barrie quotes: There is a saying in the Neverland that,every time you breathe, a grown-up dies. There is a saying in the Neverland that,every time you breathe, a grown-up dies.
J.M. Barrie quotes: i know i'm not clever but i'm always right. i know i'm not clever but i'm always right.
J.M. Barrie quotes: Stand forth the one who did this thing Stand forth the one who did this thing
J.M. Barrie quotes: To live would be an awfully big adventure. To live would be an awfully big adventure.
J.M. Barrie quotes: They have real glasses and real wine of three kinds, namely, blackthorn wine, berberris wine, and cowslip wine, They have real glasses and real wine of three kinds, namely, blackthorn wine, berberris wine, and cowslip wine,
J.M. Barrie quotes: Peter had seen many tragedies, but he had forgotten them all. Peter had seen many tragedies, but he had forgotten them all.
J.M. Barrie quotes: astonishing splashes of colour astonishing splashes of colour
J.M. Barrie quotes: James Hook, thou not wholly unheroic figure, farewell. For we have come to his last moment. James Hook, thou not wholly unheroic figure, farewell. For we have come to his last moment.
J.M. Barrie quotes: For, to a child, the oddest of things, and the most richly coloured picture-book, is that his mother was once a child also. For, to a child, the oddest of things, and the most richly coloured picture-book, is that his mother was once a child also.
J.M. Barrie quotes: I suppose it's like the ticking crocodile, isn't it? Time is chasing after all of us. I suppose it's like the ticking crocodile, isn't it? Time is chasing after all of us.
J.M. Barrie quotes: He was so much the humblest one that Wendy was especially gentle with him. He was so much the humblest one that Wendy was especially gentle with him.
J.M. Barrie quotes: All of this has happened before, and it will all happen again. All of this has happened before, and it will all happen again.
J.M. Barrie quotes: Fairies don't live long, but they are so little that a short time seems a good while to them Fairies don't live long, but they are so little that a short time seems a good while to them
J.M. Barrie quotes: Ghosts were created when the first man woke in the night Ghosts were created when the first man woke in the night
J.M. Barrie quotes: I am the best there ever was! I am the best there ever was!
J.M. Barrie quotes: What is afraid?' asked Peter longingly. He thought it must be some splendid thing. 'I do wish you would teach me how to be afraid, Maimie,' he said. What is afraid?' asked Peter longingly. He thought it must be some splendid thing. 'I do wish you would teach me how to be afraid, Maimie,' he said.
J.M. Barrie quotes: God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December. God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December.
J.M. Barrie quotes: I taught you to fight and to fly. What more could there be? I taught you to fight and to fly. What more could there be?
J.M. Barrie quotes: He swore this terrible oath: Hook or me this time. He swore this terrible oath: Hook or me this time.
J.M. Barrie quotes: ....And for that instant his sun was at noon. ....And for that instant his sun was at noon.
J.M. Barrie quotes: When there's a smile in your heart, there's no better time to start When there's a smile in your heart, there's no better time to start
J.M. Barrie quotes: For long I could not close my ears that night: I lay listening, I knew not what for. A scare was on me that made me dislike the dark, For long I could not close my ears that night: I lay listening, I knew not what for. A scare was on me that made me dislike the dark,
J.M. Barrie quotes: They heard Peter crow. 'Peter!' they cried, for it was always thus that he signalled his return. 'Hide They heard Peter crow. 'Peter!' they cried, for it was always thus that he signalled his return. 'Hide
J.M. Barrie quotes: Mr. Darling had a passion for being exactly like his neighbours. Mr. Darling had a passion for being exactly like his neighbours.
J.M. Barrie quotes: Yo ho, yo ho, the pirate life, The flag o' skull and bones, A merry hour, a hempen rope, And hey for Davy Jones.' At Yo ho, yo ho, the pirate life, The flag o' skull and bones, A merry hour, a hempen rope, And hey for Davy Jones.' At
J.M. Barrie quotes: To live will be an awfully big adventure. To live will be an awfully big adventure.
J.M. Barrie quotes: Life is a long lesson in humility. Life is a long lesson in humility.
J.M. Barrie quotes: He thought of hopping off in a comic sort of way till he was out of sight of her, and then never going near the spot any more. He thought of hopping off in a comic sort of way till he was out of sight of her, and then never going near the spot any more.
J.M. Barrie quotes: She asked where he lived. Second to the right,' said Peter, 'and then straight on till morning. She asked where he lived.
Second to the right,' said Peter, 'and then straight on till morning.
J.M. Barrie quotes: He came back, and there was a greedy look in his eyes now which ought to have alarmed her, but did not. 'Oh, He came back, and there was a greedy look in his eyes now which ought to have alarmed her, but did not. 'Oh,
J.M. Barrie quotes: Nobody really wants us. So let us watch and say jaggy things, in the hope that some of them will hurt. Nobody really wants us. So let us watch and say jaggy things, in the hope that some of them will hurt.
J.M. Barrie quotes: Would you like an adventure now, or would like to have your tea first? Would you like an adventure now, or would like to have your tea first?
J.M. Barrie quotes: David tells me that fairies never say 'We feel happy': what they say is, 'We feel dancey'. David tells me that fairies never say 'We feel happy': what they say is, 'We feel dancey'.
J.M. Barrie quotes: Twin, I think you should not have dreamt that, for I didn't, and Peter may say we oughtn't to dream differently, being twins, you know. Twin, I think you should not have dreamt that, for I didn't, and Peter may say we oughtn't to dream differently, being twins, you know.
J.M. Barrie quotes: Oh, the cleverness of me! Oh, the cleverness of me!
J.M. Barrie quotes: If you have it [love], you don't need to have anything else, and if you don't have it, it doesn't matter much what else you have. If you have it [love], you don't need to have anything else, and if you don't have it, it doesn't matter much what else you have.
J.M. Barrie quotes: Sir, you are both ungallant and deficient!How am I deficient?You're just a boy. Sir, you are both ungallant and deficient!
How am I deficient?
You're just a boy.
J.M. Barrie quotes: The secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one does. The secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one does.
J.M. Barrie quotes: You will be a Betwixt-and-Between, You will be a Betwixt-and-Between,
J.M. Barrie quotes: fairies never say "We feel happy": what they say is, "We feel dancey." Well, fairies never say "We feel happy": what they say is, "We feel dancey." Well,
J.M. Barrie quotes: Better for Hook,' he cried, 'if he had had less ambition.' It was in his darkest hours only that he referred to himself in the third person. 'No Better for Hook,' he cried, 'if he had had less ambition.' It was in his darkest hours only that he referred to himself in the third person. 'No
J.M. Barrie quotes: The last thing he ever said to me was, 'Just always be waiting for me, and then some night you will hear me crowing. The last thing he ever said to me was, 'Just always be waiting for me, and then some night you will hear me crowing.
J.M. Barrie quotes: Second to the right,' said Peter, 'and then straight on till morning.' 'What Second to the right,' said Peter, 'and then straight on till morning.' 'What
J.M. Barrie quotes: They will find the cake and they will gobble it up, because, having no mother, they don't know how dangerous 'tis to eat rich damp cake. They will find the cake and they will gobble it up, because, having no mother, they don't know how dangerous 'tis to eat rich damp cake.
J.M. Barrie quotes: He (Captain Hook) was never more sinister than when he was most polite, which is probably the truest test of breeding. He (Captain Hook) was never more sinister than when he was most polite, which is probably the truest test of breeding.
J.M. Barrie quotes: You just think lovely wonderful thoughts," Peter explained, "and they lift you up in the air. You just think lovely wonderful thoughts," Peter explained, "and they lift you up in the air.
J.M. Barrie quotes: If it's meant to be, it will be. If it's meant to be, it will be.
J.M. Barrie quotes: Let no one who loves be called altogether unhappy. Even love unreturned has its rainbow. Let no one who loves be called altogether unhappy. Even love unreturned has its rainbow.
J.M. Barrie quotes: Growing up is simply getting old. Growing up is when you don't believe anymore Growing up is simply getting old. Growing up is when you don't believe anymore
J.M. Barrie quotes: POLICEMAN. Good luck. (She finds it easiest just to nod in reply) I wish I was a Prince. POLICEMAN. Good luck. (She finds it easiest just to nod in reply) I wish I was a Prince.
J.M. Barrie quotes: No matter how hard we try to be mature, we will always be a kid when we all get hurt and cry No matter how hard we try to be mature, we will always be a kid when we all get hurt and cry
J.M. Barrie quotes: Stars are beautiful, but they may not take part in anything, they must just look on forever. Stars are beautiful, but they may not take part in anything, they must just look on forever.
J.M. Barrie quotes: He was never more sinister than when he was most polite ... He was never more sinister than when he was most polite ...
J.M. Barrie quotes: Always be a little kinder than necessary. Always be a little kinder than necessary.
J.M. Barrie quotes: He was so fond of her, he felt he could not live without her. "She will forget her mother in time, and be happy with me," he kept saying to He was so fond of her, he felt he could not live without her. "She will forget her mother in time, and be happy with me," he kept saying to himself,
J.M. Barrie quotes: One could mention many lovable traits in Smee. For instance, after killing, it was his spectacles he wiped instead of his weapon. One could mention many lovable traits in Smee. For instance, after killing, it was his spectacles he wiped instead of his weapon.
J.M. Barrie quotes: I do believe in fairies! I do! I do! I do believe in fairies! I do! I do!
J.M. Barrie quotes: 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. 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.
J.M. Barrie quotes: All children, except one, grow up. All children, except one, grow up.
J.M. Barrie quotes: I'm not young enough to know everything. I'm not young enough to know everything.
J.M. Barrie quotes: Mrs. Darling's kiss with him. The kiss that had been for no one else Peter took quite easily. Funny. Mrs. Darling's kiss with him. The kiss that had been for no one else Peter took quite easily. Funny.
J.M. Barrie quotes: The most haunting time at which to see them is at the turn of the moon, when they utter strange wailing cries; but the lagoon is dangerous for mortals The most haunting time at which to see them is at the turn of the moon, when they utter strange wailing cries; but the lagoon is dangerous for mortals
J.M. Barrie quotes: It was dreadful the way all the three were looking at him, just as if they did not admire him. It was dreadful the way all the three were looking at him, just as if they did not admire him.
J.M. Barrie quotes: He looked at her uncomfortably; blinking, you know, like one not sure whether he was awake or asleep. He looked at her uncomfortably; blinking, you know, like one not sure whether he was awake or asleep.
J.M. Barrie quotes: Thus did the terrified three learn the difference between an island of make-believe and the same island come true. Thus did the terrified three learn the difference between an island of make-believe and the same island come true.
J.M. Barrie quotes: There never was a simpler, happier family until the coming of Peter Pan. There never was a simpler, happier family until the coming of Peter Pan.
J.M. Barrie quotes: A child should never go to bed, they only wake up a day older. A child should never go to bed, they only wake up a day older.
J.M. Barrie quotes: Forever is a very long time Peter Forever is a very long time Peter
J.M. Barrie quotes: Wall-flower juice is good for reviving dancers who fall to the ground in a fit, and Solomon's Seals juice is for bruises. They bruise very easily Wall-flower juice is good for reviving dancers who fall to the ground in a fit, and Solomon's Seals juice is for bruises. They bruise very easily
J.M. Barrie quotes: Dreams do come true, if only we wish hard enough. You can have anything in life if you will sacrifice everything else for it. Dreams do come true, if only we wish hard enough. You can have anything in life if you will sacrifice everything else for it.
J.M. Barrie quotes: The moment where you doubt you can fly, you cease forever being able to do it. The moment where you doubt you can fly, you cease forever being able to do it.
J.M. Barrie quotes: Growing up is such a barbarous business, full of inconvenience ... and pimples. Growing up is such a barbarous business, full of inconvenience ... and pimples.
J.M. Barrie quotes: 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. 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.
J.M. Barrie quotes: I remember kisses," said Slightly. "Let me see. Aye, that is a kiss. A powerful thing. I remember kisses," said Slightly. "Let me see. Aye, that is a kiss. A powerful thing.
J.M. Barrie quotes: 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. 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.
J.M. Barrie quotes: I can give you the power to fly to her house," the Queen said, "but I can't open the door for you. I can give you the power to fly to her house," the Queen said, "but I can't open the door for you.
J.M. Barrie quotes: Two is the beginning of the end. Two is the beginning of the end.
J.M. Barrie quotes: She was not a little girl heart-broken about him; she was a grown woman smiling at it all, but they were wet smiles. She was not a little girl heart-broken about him; she was a grown woman smiling at it all, but they were wet smiles.
J.M. Barrie quotes: It is very well to be able to write a book, but can you waggle your ears? It is very well to be able to write a book, but can you waggle your ears?
J.M. Barrie quotes: 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. 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.
J.M. Barrie quotes: It was like an examination paper that asks grammar, when what you want to be asked is Kings of England. It was like an examination paper that asks grammar, when what you want to be asked is Kings of England.
J.M. Barrie quotes: To die will be an awfully big adventure. To die will be an awfully big adventure.
J.M. Barrie quotes: Mrs. Darling stretched out her arms to him, but he repulsed her. Keep back, lady, no one is going to catch me and make me a man. Mrs. Darling stretched out her arms to him, but he repulsed her. Keep back, lady, no one is going to catch me and make me a man.
J.M. Barrie quotes: If you wish it. Slightly: If you wish it? Peter: IF YOU WISH IT. If you wish it.
Slightly: If you wish it?
Peter: IF YOU WISH IT.
J.M. Barrie quotes: Asleep to rummage in their minds Asleep to rummage in their minds
J.M. Barrie quotes: The pirates, listening avidly at the mouths of the trees, heard the question put by every boy, and alas, they also heard Peter's answer. The pirates, listening avidly at the mouths of the trees, heard the question put by every boy, and alas, they also heard Peter's answer.
J.M. Barrie quotes: Years rolled on again, and Wendy had a daughter. This ought not to be written in ink but in a golden splash. Years rolled on again, and Wendy had a daughter. This ought not to be written in ink but in a golden splash.
J.M. Barrie quotes: The door', replied Maimie, 'will always, always be open, and mother will always be waiting at it for me. The door', replied Maimie, 'will always, always be open, and mother will always be waiting at it for me.
J.M. Barrie quotes: See," he said, "the arrow struck against this. It is the kiss I gave her. It has saved her life. See," he said, "the arrow struck against this. It is the kiss I gave her. It has saved her life.
J.M. Barrie quotes: Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else. Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else.

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