Many things--such as loving, going to sleep, or behaving unaffectedly--are done worst when we try hardest to do them.

Quote by CS Lewis

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I sometimes wonder whether all pleasures are not substitutes for joy.

I sometimes wonder whether all pleasures are not substitutes for joy.

There are no ordinary people.

There are no ordinary people.

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream

You have not chosen one another, but I have chosen you for one another.

You have not chosen one another, but I have chosen you for one another.

'You come of the Lord Adam and the Lady Eve,' said Aslan. 'And that is...

'You come of the Lord Adam and the Lady Eve,' said Aslan. 'And that is...

A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as...

A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as...

The next best thing to being wise oneself is to live in a circle of...

The next best thing to being wise oneself is to live in a circle of...

God put me on Earth to accomplish a certain number of things

God put me on Earth to accomplish a certain number of things

I could well believe that it is God's intention, since we have refused milder remedies,...

I could well believe that it is God's intention, since we have refused milder remedies,...

The hard sayings of our Lord are wholesome to those only who find them hard.

The hard sayings of our Lord are wholesome to those only who find them hard.

There, right in the midst of our lives, is that which satisfies the craving for...

There, right in the midst of our lives, is that which satisfies the craving for...

There, right in the midst of our lives, is that which satisfies the craving for...

There, right in the midst of our lives, is that which satisfies the craving for...

Faith is the art of holding on to things your reason has once accepted in...

Faith is the art of holding on to things your reason has once accepted in...

Those of us we have been true readers all our life fully realize the enormous...

Those of us we have been true readers all our life fully realize the enormous...

When once a man is launched on such an adventure as this, he must bid...

When once a man is launched on such an adventure as this, he must bid...

We read to know we are not alone.

We read to know we are not alone.

If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it...

If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it...

When you meet anything that's going to be human and isn't yet, or used to...

When you meet anything that's going to be human and isn't yet, or used to...

All men are created Equal. Some just have more Splenda.

All men are created Equal. Some just have more Splenda.

She needs make-up to cover up because, society taught her who she is, isn't enough.

She needs make-up to cover up because, society taught her who she is, isn't enough.