A sum can be put right: but only by going back till you find the error and working it afresh from that point, never by simply going on.

The heart of Christianity is a myth which is also a fact. The old myth of the Dying God, without ceasing to be a myth, comes down from the heaven of legend and imagination to the earth of history.

The point is that for our ancestors, the universe was a picture; for modern physics it is a story.

We thought the Duke would have been pleased if the King's Majesty would have married his daughter, but nothing came of that--' Squints, and has freckles,' said Caspian. Oh, poor girl,' said Lucy.

You all know," said the Guide, "that security is mortals' greatest enemy.

We are born helpless. As soon as we are fully conscious we discover loneliness. We need others physically, emotionally, and intellectually. We need them if we are to know anything, even ourselves.

Because God created the Natural - invented it out of His love and artistry - it demands our reverence.