“ When the blind goes up all is so dark that you scarcely know it has gone up. ”
J. M. Barrie, Peter Pan (1904). copy citation
| Author | J. M. Barrie |
|---|---|
| Source | Peter Pan |
| Topic | |
| Date | 1904 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up |
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| Weblink | https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Peter_Pan,_or_The_Boy_Who_Wouldn't_Grow_U... |
Context
“(Breaking the circle he flies out of the window over the trees of the square and over the house-tops, and the others follow like a flight of birds. The broken-hearted father and mother arrive just in time to get a nip from TINK as she too sets out for the Never Land.)
ACT II
THE NEVER LAND
When the blind goes up all is so dark that you scarcely know it has gone up. This is because if you were to see the island bang (as Peter would say) the wonders of it might hurt your eyes. If you all came in spectacles perhaps you could see it bang, but to make a rule of that kind would be a pity.”
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