Next moment he was standing erect on the rock again, with that smile on his face and a drum beating within him. It was saying, "To die will be an awfully big adventure.

What is afraid?' asked Peter longingly. He thought it must be some splendid thing. 'I do wish you would teach me how to be afraid, Maimie,' he said.

I am the best there ever was!

Those who are prepared to die are most prepared to live.

It is frightfully difficult to know much about the fairies, and almost the only thing for certain is that there are fairies wherever there are children.

Them that has china plates themsel's is the maist careful not to break the china plates of others

They knew in what they called their hearts that one can get on quite well without a mother, and that it is only the mothers who think you can't.