James M. Barrie
James M. Barrie
Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OMwas a Scottish novelist and playwright, best remembered today as the creator of Peter Pan. He was born and educated in Scotland but moved to London, where he wrote a number of successful novels and plays. There he met the Llewelyn Davies boys, who inspired him to write about a baby boy who has magical adventures in Kensington Gardens, then to write Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, a "fairy play"...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPlaywright
Date of Birth9 May 1860
James M. Barrie quotes about
love happiness broken-heart
Let no one who loves be unhappy, even love unreturned has its rainbow.
life humility long
Life is a long lesson in humility.
inspirational failure get-better
We are all failures - at least the best of us are.
music teach ifs
If you cannot teach me to fly, teach me to sing.
kindness littles milk
He who distributes the milk of human kindness cannot help but spill a little on himself.
house stories neverland
Do you know," Peter asked, "why swallows build in the eaves of houses? It is to listen to the stories.
scotland sight world
There are few more impressive sights in the world than a Scotsman on the make.
inspirational eggs broken
I'm youth, I'm joy, I'm a little bird that has broken out of the egg.
inspirational life motivational
Shall we make a new rule of life from tonight: always to try to be a little kinder than is necessary?
love humble doe
The praise that comes from love does not make us vain, but more humble.
death dying best-place
The best place a person can die, is where they die for others.
neverland happened happens
All of this has happened before, and it will all happen again.
home way fairy
After a time he fell asleep, and some unsteady fairies had to climb over him on their way home from an orgy.
long forever peter
Forever is a very long time Peter