J. M. Barrie

Wendy, one girl is worth more than twenty boys.

Wise children always choose a mother who was a shocking flirt in her maiden days, and so had several offers before she accepted their fortunate papa.

It is frightfully difficult to know much about the fairies, and almost the only thing known for certain is that there are fairies wherever there are children.

Of course, it also shows that Peter is ever so old, but he is really always the same age, so that does not matter in the least.

If you ask your mother whether she knew about Peter Pan when she was a little girl she will say, "Why, of course, I did, child," and if you ask her whether he rode on a goat in those days she will say, "What a foolish question to ask; …

"Come this time, father," he urged lately, "for it is her birthday, and she is twenty-six," which is so great an age to David, that I think he fears she cannot last much longer.

Sometimes the little boy who calls me father brings me an invitation from his mother: "I shall be so pleased if you will come and see me," and I always reply in some such words as these: "Dear madam, I decline."

We never understand how little we need in this world until we know the loss of it.

If the young leddy was so careless o' insulting other folks' ancestors, it proves she has nane o' her ain; for them that has china plates themsel's is the maist careful no to break the china plates of others.

Ghosts were created when the first man woke in the night.

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 …

To look upon you was to rejoice that so fair a thing could be; to think of you is still to be young.

The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another; and his humblest hour is when he compares the volume as it is with what he vowed to make it.

It is of another minister I am to tell, but only to those who know that light when they see it.

They didna speak, but they just gave one another a look, and I saw the love-light in their een.

The tragedy of a man who has found himself out.

There are few more impressive sights in the world than a Scotsman on the make.

Oh, it's — it's a sort of bloom on a woman. If you have it, you don't need to have anything else; and if you don't have it, it doesn't much matter what else you have. Some women, the few, have charm for all; and most have charm for one. …

His lordship may compel us to be equal upstairs, but there will never be equality in the servants' hall.

I'm not young enough to know everything.

I do loathe explanations.

Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.

One's religion is whatever he is most interested in, and yours is Success.

Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.