At all ages, if [fantasy and myth] is used well by the author and meets the right reader, it has the same power: to generalize while remaining concrete, to present in palpable form not concepts or even experiences but whole classes of experience, and to throw off irrelevancies. Bat at its best it can do more; it can give us experiences we have never had and thus, instead of 'commenting on life,' can add to it.

Lucy went first, biting her lip and trying not to say all the things she thought of saying to Susan. But she forgot them when she fixed her eyes on Aslan.

When things go wrong, you'll find they usually go on getting worse for some time; but when things once start going right they often go on getting better and better.

What do people mean when they say, 'I am not afraid of God because I know He is good'? Have they never even been to a dentist?

A little lie is like a little pregnancy it doesn't take long before everyone knows.

I will not be at the mercy of the telephone!

If we accept Heaven we shall not be able to retain even the smallest and most intimate souvenirs of Hell.