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

Forever is a very long time Peter

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

Peter invented, with Wendy's help, a new game that fascinated him enormously, until he suddenly had no more interest in it, which, as you have been told, was what always happened with his games. It consisted in pretending not to have adventures.

Growing up is such a barbarous business, full of inconvenience... and pimples.

Years rolled on again, and Wendy had a daughter. This ought not to be written in ink but in a golden splash.

It was then that Hook bit him. Not the pain of this but its unfairness was what dazed Peter. It made him quite helpless. He could only stare, horrified. Every child is affected thus the first time he is treated unfairly. All he thinks he has a right to when he comes to you to be yours is fairness. After you have been unfair to him he will love you again, but he will never afterwards be quite the same boy. No one ever gets over the first unfairness; no one except Peter.