James M. Barrie Quotes - Page 10

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• 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

  Daughter, Years, Ink

  James M. Barrie (2013). “Peter Pan (Peter and Wendy) (Annotated Edition)”, p.151, Jazzybee Verlag

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• 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

  Adventure, Games, Helping

  James M. Barrie (2015). “Peter Pan: Top 100 Classic Novels”, p.60, 谷月社

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• 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.

  James M. Barrie

  Believe, Greed, Tea

  James M. Barrie (2013). “Peter Pan (Peter and Wendy) (Annotated Edition)”, p.94, Jazzybee Verlag

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• 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.

  James M. Barrie

  Science, Men, Research

  James M. Barrie (2013). “My Lady Nicotine - A Study in Smoke (Annotated Edition)”, p.51, Jazzybee Verlag

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• 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.

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  Girl, Women, House

  James M. Barrie (2013). “Peter Pan (Peter and Wendy) (Annotated Edition)”, p.67, Jazzybee Verlag

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• Boy, why are you crying?

  James M. Barrie

  Boys, Cry

  James M. Barrie (2013). “Peter Pan (Peter and Wendy) (Annotated Edition)”, p.153, Jazzybee Verlag

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• One's religion is whatever he is most interested in.

  James M. Barrie

  Success, Religion

  The Twelve-Pound Look and Other Plays (1921) p. 28

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• For long the two enemies looked at one another, Hook shuddering slightly, and Peter with the strange smile upon his face. "So, Pan," said Hook at last, "this is all your doing." "Ay, James Hook," came the stern answer, "it is all my doing." "Proud and insolent youth," said Hook, "prepare to meet thy doom." "Dark and sinister man,“For long the two enemies looked at one another, Hook shuddering slightly, and Peter with the strange smile upon his face. "Dark and sinister man," Peter answered, "have at thee.

  James M. Barrie

  Dark, Men, Two

  James M. Barrie (2013). “Peter Pan (Peter and Wendy) (Annotated Edition)”, p.135, Jazzybee Verlag

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

  James M. Barrie

  Reflection, Thinking, Form

  James M. Barrie (2013). “Peter Pan (Peter and Wendy) (Annotated Edition)”, p.123, Jazzybee Verlag

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

  James M. Barrie

  Three, Way, Admire

  James M. Barrie (2015). “Peter Pan: Top 100 Classic Novels”, p.14, 谷月社

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• Has it ever struck you that trout bite best on the Sabbath? God's critters tempting decent men.

  James M. Barrie

  Men, Rivers, Lakes

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• They hold their great balls in the open air, in what is called a fairy-ring. For weeks afterward you can see the ring on the grass. It is not there when they begin, but they make it by waltzing round and round. Sometimes you will find mushrooms inside the ring, and these are fairy chairs that the servants have forgotten to clear away. The chairs and the rings are the only tell-tale marks these little people leave behind them, and they would remove even these were they not so fond of dancing that they toe it till the very moment of the opening of the gates.

  James M. Barrie

  Air, Mushrooms, People

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• Because you see 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. They live in nests on the tops of trees; and the mauve ones are boys and the white ones are girls, and the blue ones are just little sillies who are not sure what they are.

  James M. Barrie

  Girl, Baby, Boys

  James M. Barrie (2015). “Peter Pan: Top 100 Classic Novels”, p.128, 谷月社

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• She's awfully fond of Wendy,' he said to himself. He was angry with her now for not seeing why she could not have Wendy. The reason was so simple: 'I'm fond of her too. We can't both have her, lady.

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  Simple, Reason, Said

  James M. Barrie (2015). “Peter Pan: Top 100 Classic Novels”, p.123, 谷月社

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

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  Funny, Math, Science

  James M. Barrie (2013). “My Best Plays (Annotated Edition)”, p.153, Jazzybee Verlag

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• 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.

  James M. Barrie

  Pain, Memories, Humility

  "The Little Minister". Book by James M. Barrie, 1891.

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• And so when Mrs. Darling went back to the night-nursery to see if her husband was asleep, all the beds were occupied. The children waited for her cry of joy, but it did not come. She saw them, but she did not believe they were there. You see, she saw them in their beds so often in her dreams that she thought this was just the dream hanging around her still.

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  Dream, Children, Husband

  James M. Barrie (2013). “Peter Pan (Peter and Wendy) (Annotated Edition)”, p.145, Jazzybee Verlag

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• Strength instead of being the lusty child of passion, grows by grappling with and subduing them.

  James M. Barrie

  Strength, Children, Passion

  "The Little Minister". Book by James Matthew Barrie, p. 143, 1891.

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