My own view is that the Churches should frankly recognise that the majority of the British people are not Christians and, therefore, cannot be expected to live Christian lives. There ought to be two distinct kinds of marriage: one governed by the State with rules enforced on all citizens, the other governed by the Church with rules enforced by her on her own members." --about the only statement i agree with in this book

Aravis also had many quarrels (and, I'm afraid, even fights) with Cor, but they always made it up again: so that years later, when they were grown up, they were so used to quarrelling and making it up again that they got married so as to go on doing it more conveniently.

This is the land of Narnia,' said the Faun, 'where we are now; all that lies between the lamp-post and the great castle of Cair Paravel on the eastern sea.

When we Christians behave badly, or fail to behave well, we are making Christianity unbelievable to the outside world

When we are wholly His we will be more ourselves than ever.

We are not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be.

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