When once a man is launched on such an adventure as this, he must bid farewell to hopes and fears, otherwise death or deliverance will both come too late to save his honor and his reason.

Quote by CS Lewis

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'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...

We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an...

We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an...

Reason is the natural order of truth; but imagination is the organ of meaning.

Reason is the natural order of truth; but imagination is the organ of meaning.

Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you learn.

Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you learn.

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,...

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...

Love may forgive all infirmities and love still in spite of them: but Love cannot...

Love may forgive all infirmities and love still in spite of them: but Love cannot...

To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly...

To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly...

What does not satisfy when we find it, was not the thing we were desiring.

What does not satisfy when we find it, was not the thing we were desiring.

When we lose one blessing, another is often, most unexpectedly, given in its place.

When we lose one blessing, another is often, most unexpectedly, given in its place.

Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our...

Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our...

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

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

If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look...

If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look...

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...

An individual Christian may see fit to give up all sorts of things for special...

An individual Christian may see fit to give up all sorts of things for special...

Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art. It has no survival value; rather it is...

Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art. It has no survival value; rather it is...

If we consider the unblushing promises of reward and the staggering nature of the rewards...

If we consider the unblushing promises of reward and the staggering nature of the rewards...

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...

Death is not the greatest of evils; it is worse to want to die, and...

Death is not the greatest of evils; it is worse to want to die, and...

The very essence of literature is the war between emotion and intellect, between life and...

The very essence of literature is the war between emotion and intellect, between life and...

Sometimes the things that may or may not be true are the things a man...

Sometimes the things that may or may not be true are the things a man...

Men suppose their reason has command over their words; still it happens that words in...

Men suppose their reason has command over their words; still it happens that words in...