Fairies have to be one thing or the other, because being so small they unfortunately have room for one feeling only at a time.

The praise that comes from love does not make us vain, but more humble.

If growing up means it would be beneath my dignity to climb a tree, I'll never grow up, never grow up, never grow up! Not me!

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

All the boys were grown up and done for by this time; so it is scarcely worth while saying anything more about them. You may see the twins and Nibs and Curly any day going to an office, each carrying a little bag and an umbrella. Michael is an engine driver. Slightly married a lady of title, and so he became a lord. You see that judge in a wig coming out at the iron door? That used to be Tootles. The bearded man who doesn't know any story to tell his children was once John.

The secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one does.

All children, except one, grow up.