To Die Would Be an Awfully Big Adventure

From Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
One of the most famous lines in the novel, spoken by Peter when stranded on Marooners' Rock — a child's romanticizing of death.
Chapter 8

Trapped on Marooners' Rock as the tide rises, Peter says: 'To die will be an awfully big adventure.' The line takes on darker resonance given Barrie's family losses and the line's later use after his brother David's death.

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