I daren't come and drink," said Jill. Then you will die of thirst," said the Lion. Oh dear!" said Jill, coming another step nearer."I suppose I must go and look for another stream then." There is no other stream," said the Lion.

[Something] does not rise to the dignity of error.

A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you.

We are not meant to be perpetually solemn: We must play.

Suspicion often creates what it suspects.

The more often he feels without acting, the less he will be able ever to act, and, in the long run, the less he will be able to feel.

The Christian claim is: Nothing explains the facts better than an all-powerful, all-knowing, omnipresent god creating the universe and sending Jesus to spread his message. This is about as remarkable a claim as could be stated, and yet it is tossed out lightly. Christians seem to imagine that "God did it" is as plausible as the natural explanation that stories grow with the retelling. The Christian has the burden of proof, and it's an enormous burden given this enormous claim.