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Wendy," Peter Pan continued in a voice that no woman has ever yet been able to resist, "Wendy, one girl is more use than twenty boys.

James M. Barrie

Girl, Boys, Voice

"Peter Pan". Book by James M. Barrie, www.theguardian.com.

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I do loathe explanations.

James M. Barrie

Explanation, Loathe

"My Lady Nicotine". Book by James Matthew Barrie. Chapter 16, 1890.

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Times have changed since a certain author was executed for murdering his publisher. They say that when the author was on the scaffold he said good-bye to the minister and to the reporters, and then he saw some publishers sitting in the front row below, and to them he did not say good-bye. He said instead, "I'll see you again."

James M. Barrie

Times Have Changed, Bye, Sitting

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You need not be sorry for her. She was one of the kind that likes to grow up. In the end she grew up of her own free will a day quicker than the other girls.

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Girl, Growing Up, Sorry

James M. Barrie (2015). “Peter Pan: Top 100 Classic Novels”, p.131, 谷月社

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Stars are beautiful, but they must not take an active part in anything, they must just look on forever. It is a punishment put on them for something they did so long ago that no star now knows what it was.

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Beautiful, Stars, Long Ago

"Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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Tink was not all bad: or, rather, she was all bad just now, but, on the other hand, sometimes she was all good. Fairies have to be one thing or the other, because being so small they unfortunately have room for one feeling only at a time. They are, however, allowed to change, only it must be a complete change.

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Hands, Feelings, Rooms

James M. Barrie (2013). “Peter Pan (Peter and Wendy) (Annotated Edition)”, p.52, Jazzybee Verlag

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A safe but sometimes chilly way of recalling the past is to force open a crammed drawer. If you are searching for anything in particular you don't find it, but something falls out at the back that is often more interesting.

James M. Barrie

Fall, Past, Interesting

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May God blast anyone who writes a biography of me.

James M. Barrie

Writing, May, Biographies

"Hide-and-seek with Angels: The Life of J.M. Barrie". Book by Lisa Chaney, www.theguardian.com. 2005.

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Do you know," Peter asked, "why swallows build in the eaves of houses? It is to listen to the stories.

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House, Stories, Neverland

James M. Barrie (2015). “Peter Pan: Top 100 Classic Novels”, p.24, 谷月社

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

James M. Barrie

Halloween, Night, Men

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Girls are much too clever to fall out of their prams

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Girl, Clever, Fall

James M. Barrie (2015). “Peter Pan: Top 100 Classic Novels”, p.23, 谷月社

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Oh, the cleverness of me!

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Cleverness

James M. Barrie (2015). “Peter Pan: Top 100 Classic Novels”, p.19, 谷月社

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astonishing splashes of colour

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Colour, Astonishing

James M. Barrie (2015). “Peter Pan: Top 100 Classic Novels”, p.4, 谷月社

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I like well to be in the company of explorers

James M. Barrie

Wells, Company, Explorers

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See," he said, "the arrow struck against this. It is the kiss I gave her. It has saved her life.

James M. Barrie

Kissing, Arrows, Said

James M. Barrie (2013). “Peter Pan (Peter and Wendy) (Annotated Edition)”, p.65, Jazzybee Verlag

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Fame is rot; daughters are the thing.

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Daughter, Mother, Honesty

James M. Barrie (2013). “My Best Plays (Annotated Edition)”, p.392, Jazzybee Verlag

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I've sometimes thought . . . that the difference between us and the English is that the Scotch are hard in all other respects but soft with women, and the English are hard with women but soft in all other respects.

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Scotch, Differences, Sometimes

James M. Barrie (2013). “My Best Plays (Annotated Edition)”, p.272, Jazzybee Verlag

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Next moment he was standing erect on the rock again, with that smile on his face and a drum beating within him. It was saying, "To die will be an awfully big adventure.

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Adventure, Rocks, Next

James M. Barrie (2013). “Peter Pan (Peter and Wendy) (Annotated Edition)”, p.90, Jazzybee Verlag

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...and thus it will go on, so long as children are gay and innocent and heartless.

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Children, Gay, Long

James M. Barrie (2013). “Peter Pan (Peter and Wendy) (Annotated Edition)”, p.157, Jazzybee Verlag

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If 'Hamlet' had been written in these days it would probably have been called 'The Strange Affair at Elsinore.

James M. Barrie

Strange, Affair, These Days

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He was never more sinister than when he was most polite.

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Sinister, Polite

James M. Barrie (2013). “Peter Pan (Peter and Wendy) (Annotated Edition)”, p.55, Jazzybee Verlag

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They have long lost count of the days, but always if they want to do anything special they say this is saturday night, and then they do it.

James M. Barrie

Night, Long, Special

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That is ever the way. Tis all jealousy to the bride and good wishes to the corpse.

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Jealousy, Wedding, Wish

Quality Street (performed 1901, pubd. 1913) act 1

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

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Three, Way, Admire

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

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

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Reflection, Thinking, Form

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

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Born: May 9, 1860
Died: June 19, 1937
Occupation: Baronet Barrie
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