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.

What is genius? It is the power to be a boy again at will.

Life is a cup of tea; the more heartily we drink the sooner we reach the dregs.

When the first baby laughed for the first time, the laugh broke into a thousand pieces and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies.

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

A house is never still in darkness to those who listen intently; there is a whispering in distant chambers, an unearthly hand presses the snib of the window, the latch rises. Ghosts were created when the first man awoke in the night.

If you cannot teach me to fly, teach me to sing.