3 J. M. Barrie Quotes on Faith

J. M. Barrie quotes on faith

13. My mother's favourite paraphrase is one known in our house as David's because it was the last he learned to repeat. It was also the last thing she read - Art thou afraid his power shall fail When comes thy evil day? And can an all-creating arm Grow weary or decay? I heard her voice gain strength as she read it, I saw her timid face take courage, but when came my evil day, then at the dawning, alas for me, I was afraid.

18. Every living thing was shunning him. Poor little Peter Pan, he sat down and cried, and even then he did not know that, for a bird, he was sitting on his wrong part. It is a blessing that he did not know, for otherwise he would have lost faith in his power to fly, and the moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it. The reason birds can fly and we can't is simply that they have perfect faith, for to have faith is to have wings.

24. Do you believe in fairies?...If you believe, clap your hands!