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J. M. Barrie quotes & passages

4 passages by J. M. Barrie, from Peter Pan. J. M. Barrie died in 1937, so the words are in the public domain. Every passage is copied word for word from the Project Gutenberg text.

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Joy & wonder
You see, Wendy, when the first baby laughed for the first time, its laugh broke into a thousand pieces, and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies.
J. M. BarriePeter Pan, 1911 · Chapter III: Come Away, Come Away!
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