James M. Barrie

Every man who is high up likes to think that he has done it all himself, and the wife smiles and lets it go at that. ↗

— James M. Barrie

#every #every man #go #high #himself

I'm youth, I'm joy, I'm a little bird that has broken out of the egg. ↗

— James M. Barrie

#broken #egg #i #joy #little

Strength instead of being the lusty child of passion, grows by grappling with and subduing them. ↗

— James M. Barrie

#child #grappling #grows #instead #lusty

Temper is a weapon that we hold by the blade. ↗

— James M. Barrie

#hold #temper #weapon

Always be a little kinder than necessary. ↗

— James M. Barrie

#kinder #little #necessary #than

Everytime a child says 'I don't believe in fairies' there is a a little fairy somewhere that falls down dead. ↗

— James M. Barrie

#child #dead #down #everytime #fairies

For several days after my first book was published, I carried it about in my pocket and took surreptitious peeps at it to make sure the ink had not faded. ↗

— James M. Barrie

#after #book #carried #days #faded

His lordship may compel us to be equal upstairs, but there will never be equality in the servants hall. ↗

— James M. Barrie

#equal #equality #hall #his #lordship

I am not young enough to know everything. ↗

— James M. Barrie

#enough #everything #i #i am #know

I know not, sir, whether Bacon wrote the works of Shakespeare, but if he did not, it seems to me that he missed the opportunity of his life. ↗

— James M. Barrie

#did #his #i #know #life