James M. Barrie Quotes - Page 10

They knew in what they called their hearts that one can get on quite well without a mother, and that it is only the mothers who think you can't.

What is algebra exactly; is it those three-cornered things?

Your heart is as fresh as your face; and that is well. The useless men are those who never change with the years. Many views that I held to in my youth and long afterwards are a pain to me now, and I am carrying away from Thrums memories of errors into which I fell at every stage of my ministry. When you are older you will know that life is a long lesson in humility.

Build a house?" exclaimed John. "For the Wendy," said Curly. "For Wendy?" John said, aghast. "Why, she is only a girl!" "That," explained Curly, "is why we are her servants.

All are keeping a sharp look-out in front, but none suspects that the danger may be creeping up from behind.

This meal happened to be a make-believe tea, and they sat round the board guzzling in their greed; and really, what with their chatter and recriminations, the noise, as Wendy said, was positively deafening.

Most disquieting reflection of all, was it not bad form to think about good form?

You were hidden behind walls of ice; no man had passed them; I broke them down and love leapt to love, and you lie here, my beautiful, love in the arms of its lover.

The Elizabethan age might be better named the beginning of the smoking era.

I am aware that those hateful persons called Original Researchers now maintain that Raleigh was not the man; but to them I turn a deaf ear.

Peter: Oh, the cleverness of me. Wendy: Of course, I did nothing... Peter: You did a little. Wendy: Oh, the cleverness of you.

It was dreadful the way all the three were looking at him, just as if they did not admire him.

...it was like an examination paper that asks grammar, when what you want to be asked is Kings of England.

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 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.

You [Scots] come of a race of men the very wind of whose name has swept to the ultimate seas.

A loving wife is better than making 50 in cricket, or even 99, beyond that I will not go.

Them that has china plates themsel's is the maist careful not to break the china plates of others