No time for better words, no time to unsay anything. -Til We Have Faces

Other than heaven, the only place where one's heart is completely safe from the dangers of love is hell.

Believing things on authority only means believing them because you have been told them by someone you think trustworthy. Ninety-nine per cent of the things you believe are believed on authority... Every historical event in the world is believed on authority. None of us has seen the Norman Conquest or the defeat of the Armada.

When the whole world is running towards a cliff, he who is running in the opposite direction appears to have lost his mind.

Like a good chess player, Satan is always trying to maneuver you into a position where you can save your castle only by losing your bishop.

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.

God has not been trying an experiment on my faith or love in order to find out their quality. He knew it already. It was I who didn't. In this trial He makes us occupy the dock, the witness box, and the bench all at once. He always knew that my temple was a house of cards. His only way of making me realize the fact was to knock it down.