J.M. Barrie
J.M. Barrie, a Scottish novelist and playwright, is best known for creating the iconic character Peter Pan. Born in 1860, Barrie's works often explore themes of childhood and imagination. His play "Peter Pan, or the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up" debuted in 1904 and remains a beloved classic. Barrie's literary contributions extend beyond Peter Pan, showcasing his talent for weaving whimsical and poignant stories.
Book summaries for books written by J.M. Barrie
Quotes
We are all failures - at least, all the best of us are.
If you think of other people as real, they become real to you.
We are not really ourselves till we are alone.
We are all of us failures, inasmuch as we are not saints.
All the world's a stage, as Shakespeare says, and all the men and women merely players.
To be loved is the greatest thing in the world.
The worst of it is, we can never know for certain what we are doing.
We are, none of us, what we seem.
We are so unused to being happy.
Every man has a weapon to defeat himself.
We are the puppets of our own making.
The world is full of wickedness, but also full of extraordinary kindness.