No doubt those who really founded modern science were usually those whose love of truth exceeded their love of power.

But probably every age gets, within certain limits, the science it deserves.

Mortal lovers must not try to remain at the first step; for lasting passion is the dream of a harlot and from it we wake in despair.

Your place in Heaven will seem to be made for you and you alone, because you were made for it.

To the glistening Eastern sea, I give you Queen Lucy, the Valiant. To the great Western Wood, King Edmund the Just. To the radiant Southern sun, Queen Susan, the Gentle; and to the clear Northern sky I give you King Peter, the Magnificent. Once a king or queen of Narnia, always a king or queen. May your wisdom grace us 'til the stars rain down from the heavens.

No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.

The typical expression of opening Friendship would be something like, 'What? You too? I thought I was the only one!