James M. Barrie

“Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.”

“Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.”

“A woman can be anything the man who loves her would have her be.”

“Every time a child says I don't believe in fairies there is a fairy somewhere that falls down dead.”

“Always be a little kinder than necessary.”

“We never understand how little we need in this world until we know the loss of it.”

“Shall we make a new rule of life from tonight: always to try to be a little kinder than is necessary?”

“There are few more impressive sights in the world than a Scotsman on the make.”

“God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December.”

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

“You must have been warned against letting the golden hours slip by; but some of them are golden only because we let them slip by.”

“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.”

“Let no one who loves be unhappy, even love unreturned has its rainbow.”

“Ambition - it is the last infirmity of noble minds.”

“Do you believe in fairies? Say quick that you believe. If you believe, clap your hands!”

“Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else.”

“That is ever the way. 'Tis all jealousy to the bride and good wishes to the corpse.”

“You must have been warned against letting the golden hours slip by. Yes, but some of them are golden only because we let them slip.”

“To die will be an awfully big adventure.”

“The most useless are those who never change through the years.”