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The Complete Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
4.0
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...As you look at Wendy you may see her hair becoming white, and her figure little again, for all this happened long ago. Jane is now a common grown-up, with a daughter called Margaret; and every spring-cleaning time, except when he forgets,Peter comes for Margaret and takes her to Neverland, where she tells him stories about himself, to which he listens eagerly. When Margaret grows up she will have a daughter, who is to be Peter's mother in turn; and so it will go on, so long as children are gay and innocent and heartless.
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...Peter was not quite like other boys, but he was afraid at last. A tremor ran through him, like a shudder passing over the sea; but on the sea one shudder follows another till there are hundreds of them, and Peter felt just the one. Next moment he was standing erect on the rock again, with that smile on his face and a drum beating within him. It was saying, “To die will be an awfully big adventure."
...As you look at Wendy you may see her hair becoming white, and her figure little again, for all this happened long ago. Jane is now a common grown-up, with a daughter called Margaret; and every spring-cleaning time, except when he forgets,Peter comes for Margaret and takes her to Neverland, where she tells him stories about himself, to which he listens eagerly. When Margaret grows up she will have a daughter, who is to be Peter's mother in turn; and so it will go on, so long as children are gay and innocent and heartless.
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...Peter was not quite like other boys, but he was afraid at last. A tremor ran through him, like a shudder passing over the sea; but on the sea one shudder follows another till there are hundreds of them, and Peter felt just the one. Next moment he was standing erect on the rock again, with that smile on his face and a drum beating within him. It was saying, “To die will be an awfully big adventure."
Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.0
p23. the sky outside was a dull grey. waves of clouds were being pushed around by the wind with amazing force. in this world, there is no place for sadness. no place; not one.
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p30. the conversation we just had was like a glimpse of stars through a chink in a cloudy sky -- perhaps, over time, talks like this would lead to love.
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p55. truly great people emit a light that warms the hearts of those around them. when that light has been put out, a heavy shadow of despair descends.
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p92. people aren't overcome by situations or outside forces; defeat invades from within.
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p103. chilled-looking people walking along the riverside, the snow beginning, faintly, to pile up on the roofs of cars, the bare trees shaking their heads left and right, dry leaves tossing in the wind, the silver of the metal window sash sparkling coldly.
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p30. the conversation we just had was like a glimpse of stars through a chink in a cloudy sky -- perhaps, over time, talks like this would lead to love.
* * *
p55. truly great people emit a light that warms the hearts of those around them. when that light has been put out, a heavy shadow of despair descends.
* * *
p92. people aren't overcome by situations or outside forces; defeat invades from within.
* * *
p103. chilled-looking people walking along the riverside, the snow beginning, faintly, to pile up on the roofs of cars, the bare trees shaking their heads left and right, dry leaves tossing in the wind, the silver of the metal window sash sparkling coldly.
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