“ It is humiliating to have to confess that this conceit of Peter was one of his most fascinating qualities. To put it with brutal frankness, there never was a cockier boy. J.M. Barrie
“ You just think lovely wonderful thoughts, Peter explained, and they lift you up in the air. J.M. Barrie
“ 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
“ Peter was a superb swordsman, and parried with dazzling rapidity; ever and anon he followed up a feint with a lunge that got past his foe's defense, but his shorter reach stood him in ill stead, and h… J.M. Barrie
“ Of course the Neverlands vary a good deal. John's, for instance, had a lagoon with flamingoes flying over it at which John was shooting, while Michael, who was very small, had a flamingo with lagoons… J.M. Barrie
“ Nonsense. Young boys should never be sent to bed. They always wake up a day older, and then before you know it, they're grown. J.M. Barrie
“ All her tormentings of me turned suddenly into sweetnesses, and who could torment like this exquisite fury, wondering in sudden flame why she could give herself to anyone, while I wondered only why sh… J.M. Barrie
“ Life is like a cup of coffee: The more avidly you drink of it, the sooner you reach the dregs. J.M. Barrie
“ 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 bee… J.M. Barrie
“ A strange smile was playing about his face, and Wendy saw it and shuddered. While that smile was on his face no one dared address him; all they could do was to stand ready to obey. J.M. Barrie
