The Ship that Flew Quotes

“You've got to wish!”

“I am older than the stars.”

“We'll forget … Being grown-up does that to you.”

“What man is born who would not desire Skidbladnir?”

“"We flew," said Peter, hoping the questions would now stop.”

“There is no magic when one no longer believes.”

“These days no man knows who may be his friend, nor who his enemy.”

“To the Peace Stead, for this thing must be settled in friendship.”

“You have used it much … and you have used it well.”

“I must live my life in my own way and in my own time.”

“Now do you understand right well the parts you must play?”

“Don't be silly … It isn't witchcraft at all. Just plain straightforward magic!”

“Let these strangers tell us whence they have come, and why they have come, and how!”

“We all seem to want something different … let's leave it to the ship.”

“I think you were meant to keep it Peter … I think that's part of the magic.”

“On the day you send back Skidbladnir, I will grant each one his heart's desire.”

“The children stood speechless, staring at the picture of their own ship. It was a faithful picture, the colours bright and the shape true.”

“Nobody must know where it has come from. It is my secret … We must slip it in through the vicarage door when it is dark!”

“You … shall give the signal. You must press as close to the stake as you dare … The signal must be plain to him who watches.”

“Magic doesn't happen often — not once in a blue moon … I expect there isn't another magic ship like this one in the whole world.”