Quote#Wisdom
If he could get the hang of the thing his cry might become To live…
Quote byJ. M. Barrie · 1860–1937
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Peter Pan (1904), Act V.
English (original)
If he could get the hang of the thing his cry might become To live would be an awfully big adventure! but he can never quite the hang of it...
— J. M. Barrie
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