--- title: "4 Darling Quotes By J.M. Barrie" description: "4 Darling quotes by J.M. Barrie. Plus more from J.M. Barrie and more Darling sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a08/j-m-barrie-4860_darling_mr-darling-had-a-passion-for-being-exact_105690.jpg" --- > [“Mr. Darling had a passion for being exactly like his neighbours.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-m-barrie/mr-darling-had-a-passion-for-being-exactly-like-his-neighbours/) [J.M. Barrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-m-barrie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a08/j-m-barrie-4860_darling_mr-darling-had-a-passion-for-being-exact_105690.jpg) > [“Mrs. Darling was married in white, and at first she kept the books perfectly, almost gleefully, as if it were a game,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-m-barrie/mrs-darling-was-married-in-white-and-at-first-she-kept-the-books/) [J.M. Barrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-m-barrie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6a/j-m-barrie-4860_books_mrs-darling-was-married-in-white-and-at_593551.jpg) > [“What if I fall oh but my darling what if you fly”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-m-barrie/what-if-i-fall-oh-but-my-darling-what-if-you-fly/) [J.M. Barrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-m-barrie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/936/j-m-barrie-4860_darling_what-if-i-fall-oh-but-my-darling-what-if_620396.jpg) > [“Mrs. Darling first heard of Peter when she was tidying up her children's minds. It is the nightly custom of every good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-m-barrie/mrs-darling-first-heard-of-peter-when-she-was-tidying-up-her-children/) [J.M. Barrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-m-barrie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f41/j-m-barrie-4860_children_mrs-darling-first-heard-of-peter-when-sh_1265514.jpg) ## Other authors on Darling ## More by J.M. Barrie > [“Bringing up the rear, the place of greatest danger, comes Tiger Lily, proudly erect, a princess in her own right. She is the most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-m-barrie/bringing-up-the-rear-the-place-of-greatest-danger-comes-tiger-lily/) [J.M. Barrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-m-barrie/) > [“Some disquieting confessions must be made in printing at last the play of Peter Pan; among them this, that I have no recollection of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-m-barrie/some-disquieting-confessions-must-be-made-in-printing-at-last-the/) [J.M. Barrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-m-barrie/) > [“Do you believe in fairies?...If you believe, clap your hands!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-m-barrie/do-you-believe-in-fairies-if-you-believe-clap-your-hands/) [J.M. Barrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-m-barrie/) > [“Mr. Darling had a passion for being exactly like his neighbours.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-m-barrie/mr-darling-had-a-passion-for-being-exactly-like-his-neighbours/) [J.M. Barrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-m-barrie/) > [“Peter was a superb swordsman, and parried with dazzling rapidity; ever and anon he followed up a feint with a lunge that got past…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-m-barrie/peter-was-a-superb-swordsman-and-parried-with-dazzling-rapidity-ever/) [J.M. Barrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-m-barrie/) > [“Second to the right, and straight on till morning." That, Peter had told Wendy, was the way to the Neverland”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-m-barrie/second-to-the-right-and-straight-on-till-morning-that-peter-had-told/) [J.M. Barrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-m-barrie/) > [“You are too late," he cried proudly, "I have shot the Wendy. Peter will be so pleased with me." Overhead Tinker Bell shouted "Silly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-m-barrie/you-are-too-late-he-cried-proudly-i-have-shot-the-wendy-peter-will-be/) [J.M. Barrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-m-barrie/) > [“I must not let him know this, for it would make him conscious, and so break the spell that binds him and me together.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-m-barrie/i-must-not-let-him-know-this-for-it-would-make-him-conscious-and-so/) [J.M. Barrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-m-barrie/) > [“None of them knew. Perhaps it was best not to know. Their ignorance gave them one more glad hour; and as it was to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-m-barrie/none-of-them-knew-perhaps-it-was-best-not-to-know-their-ignorance/) [J.M. Barrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-m-barrie/) > [“Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet OM (9 May 1860 – 19 June 1937), more commonly known as J. M. Barrie, was a Scottish…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-m-barrie/sir-james-matthew-barrie-1st-baronet-om-9-may-1860-19-june-1937-more/) [J.M. Barrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-m-barrie/) > [“However, as we are here we may as well stay and look on. That is all we are, lookers-on. Nobody really wants us. So…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-m-barrie/however-as-we-are-here-we-may-as-well-stay-and-look-on-that-is-all-we/) [J.M. Barrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-m-barrie/) > [“Peter,' she asked, trying to speak firmly, 'what are your exact feelings for me?' Those of a devoted son, Wendy.' I thought so,' she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-m-barrie/peter-she-asked-trying-to-speak-firmly-what-are-your-exact-feelings/) [J.M. Barrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-m-barrie/) > [“It was not really Saturday night, at least it may have been, for they had long lost count of the days; but always if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-m-barrie/it-was-not-really-saturday-night-at-least-it-may-have-been-for-they/) [J.M. Barrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-m-barrie/) > [“For otherwise he would have lost faith in his power to fly, and the moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-m-barrie/for-otherwise-he-would-have-lost-faith-in-his-power-to-fly-and-the/) [J.M. Barrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-m-barrie/) > [“The loveliest tinkle as of golden bells answered him. It is the fairy language. You ordinary children can never hear it, but if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-m-barrie/the-loveliest-tinkle-as-of-golden-bells-answered-him-it-is-the-fairy/) [J.M. Barrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-m-barrie/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/darling/j-m-barrie/#itemlist", "name": "4 Darling Quotes By J.M. Barrie", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Mr. Darling had a passion for being exactly like his neighbours.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "J.M. 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