Mary Martin

"Things can get very lovey and feasty with a bunch of stimulated hams."

"Stop the habit of wishful thinking and start the habit of thoughtful wishes."

"Never, never, never can I say I had a frustrating childhood. It was all joy. Mother used to say she never had seen such a happy child — that I awakened each morning with a smile. I don’t remember that, but I do remember that I never wanted to go to bed, to go to sleep, for fear I’d miss something."

"It was all role playing. I felt Larry was my little brother, Ben my big brother. Role playing was something I had known since I was born, but it wasnt a good basis for a marriage."

"Even as a baby I quickly learned to crawl out of my crib. … Theyd put up barriers but I learned how to go over them."

"The irrepressible boy who refused to grow up had been the stars favorite character since childhood, and she longed to play the role on stage."

"I was seventeen years old, a married woman without real responsibilities, miserable about my mixed-up emotions, afraid there was something awfully wrong with me because I didn’t enjoy being a wife. Worst of all, I didnt have enough to do."

"I cant tell you the joy I felt in flying in that show … I loved it so. The freedom of spirit that was Peter Pan was suddenly there for me. I discovered I was happier in the air than on the ground."

"Neverland is the way I would like real life to be … timeless, free, mischievous, filled with gaiety, tenderness, and magic."

"Anything was better than playing cards, and I was doing something I wanted to do — creating."

"Peter Pan is perhaps the most important thing, to me, that I have ever done in theater."

"Mother was the disciplinarian, but it was Daddy who could turn me into an angel with just one look."