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Quotation from Peter Pan (Peter and Wendy) by J. M. Barrie

“All children, except one, grow up.”

J. M. Barrie (spoken by Narrator)

Peter Pan (Peter and Wendy), Chapter I, "Peter Breaks Through" (Project Gutenberg text (1911 Peter and Wendy))

Portrait of J. M. Barrie

The opening sentence, which names the book's subject before Peter himself appears.

Citation: "All children, except one, grow up." — J. M. Barrie, Peter Pan (Peter and Wendy), Chapter I, "Peter Breaks Through" (Project Gutenberg text (1911 Peter and Wendy)). (id peter-pan-q1)

Portrait: Peter and Wendy (1911), frontispiece, Francis Donkin Bedford, Public domain.

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