The difference between him and the other boys at such a time was that they knew it was make-believe, while to hime make-believe and true were exactly the same thing. This sometimes troubled them, as when they had to make-believe that they had had their dinners.

Shall we make a new rule of life from tonight: always to try to be a little kinder than is necessary?

astonishing splashes of colour

To die will be an awfully big adventure.

Dreams do come true, if we only wish hard enough.

Oh, God, if I were sure I were to die tonight I would repent at once. It is the commonest prayer in all languages.

One girl is worth more use than 20 boys.