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.

If he thought at all, but I don't believe he ever thought, it was that he and his shadow, when brought near each other, would join like drops of water.

In dinner talk it is perhaps allowable to fling any faggot rather than let the fire go out.

You find a glimmer of happiness in this world, there's always someone who wants to destroy it.

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

Never say goodbye because goodbye means going away and going away means forgetting.

Mr. Darling used to boast to Wendy that her mother not only loved him but respected him. He was one of those deep ones who know about stocks and shares. Of course no one really knows, but he quite seemed to know, and he often said stocks were up and shares were down in a way that would have made any woman respect him.