But I did not bring the Wild Boy to England simply so he could learn from us. I also brought him here so we could learn from him; so we can remember what it means to be young- to be innocent. You are still young now, but there will come a time when you will be grown-up, and it is easy, so easy, to forget how precious, how dear, life is. Then you forget to smile, to laugh, to cry, to dream. I hope knowing Peter will help you to hold on fiercely to your own innocence, to live joyfully, even in the midst of difficult times. Christopher Daniel Mechling
Did you know I always thought you were braver than me? Did you ever guess that that was why I was so afraid? It wasn't that I only loved some of you. But I wondered if you could ever love more than some of me....
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Jodi Lynn Anderson
She did not believe he could have really gone, because for her, to leave the person you loved was impossible.
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Jodi Lynn Anderson
The door', replied Maimie, 'will always, always be open, and mother will always be waiting at it for me.
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J.m. Barrie
David tells me that fairies never say 'We feel happy': what they say is, 'We feel dancey'.
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J.m. Barrie
I HOLDIf I could have had him, I could have let himgo. But withoutthe having there was nothing–so to the nothing Ihold.
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Coco J. Ginger
More Quotes By Christopher Daniel Mechling
...One cannot help but consider the future- what will it be like when all the wild places of the earth have been taken over by civilization, and there is no more room for Indians, Pirates, and Wild Boys?
I know that some people disparage you for your lack of knowledge, and I know you may not understand me, Peter, but I wish you could, because you might be the only person who would. I feel that I can tell you anything Peter.
He might have run off then, and thus avoided a great many adventures to come, but the girl cried, “Wait! ” and he turned to face her. “Please, ” she implored from the window. “Don’t go. Come with us. I promise you won’t regret it.”...
But I did not bring the Wild Boy to England simply so he could learn from us. I also brought him here so we could learn from him; so we can remember what it means to be young- to be innocent. You are still young...
Summer on the farm was glorious. Peter spent as much time out of doors as possible, and he had many playmates, since all the children were free from their spring and autumn duties of tending crops or going to school. Peter had become the leader...
