#pete

Feeling that Peter was on his way back, the Neverland had again woke into life. We ought to use the pluperfect and say wakened, but woke is better and was always used by Peter. ↗

— J.M. Barrie

#peter-pan #life

We've got to laugh or break our hearts in this damnable world. ↗

— Dorothy L. Sayers

#life #lord-peter-wimsey #humor

I know,” said Peter. “Perhaps better than anyone. But you can’t stay a child forever. To choose to speak into Echo’s Well is to choose illusion. To choose to avoid the responsibilities of being an adult. The real trick—the real choice—is to keep the best of the child you were, without forgetting when you grow up. “It is the best of both worlds, Jack. Being a child is to believe in magic everywhere… “…but even Peter Pan had to grow up one day. ↗

— James A. Owen

#childhood #inspirational #jack #life #peter-pan

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

— J.M. Barrie

#kiss #life-saving #neverland #peter-pan #wendy

Tiger Lily made an attempt at a smile. After having felt the need to glower at other children for most of her life, smiles never came easily to her face. But this one was half all right. "I miss you already," he said. Tiger Lily wanted to say it back. But she held on to the words greedily, too caught in the habit of keeping herself a secret. And Peter-half sadly, half-expectantly-let her go. ↗

— Jodi Lynn Anderson

#secret #smile #tiger-lily #life

The problem with incompetence is its inability to recognize itself. ↗

— Orrin Woodward

#life

You're so young... Are you sure that's what you want your life to be, forever and ever? That job? That career? That girlfriend? ↗

— Peter Cameron

#peter-cameron #life

The Bible is useful because it opens our eyes, and because it’s highly impractical to walk through life with our eyes closed. ↗

— Peter J. Leithart

#peter-j-leithart #life

Pete Rose came over to the Phillies in '79 and he became the catalyst that helped us to put it all together. ↗

— Steve Carlton

#came #catalyst #helped #over #pete

Wisdom - Each day you wake up, know that your life is like a trillion dollars, use it wisely! ↗

— Pete Warner

#pete-warner #rainy-davis #rainysongs #sweetheart #life