I do not think that all who choose wrong roads perish; but their rescue consists in being put back on the right road. A sum can be put right: but only by going back til you find the error and working it afresh from that point, never by simply going on. Evil can be undone, but it cannot 'develop' into good. Time does not heal it. The spell must be unwound, bit by bit, 'with backward mutters of dissevering power' --or else not.

A sick society must think much about politics, as a sick man must think much about his digestion.

A dragon has just flown over the tree-tops and lighted on the beach. Yes, I am afraid it is between us and the ship. And arrows are no use against dragons. And they're not at all afraid of fire." "With your Majesty's leave-" began Reepicheep. "No, Reepicheep," said the King very firmly, "you are not to attempt a single combat with it.

To walk out of his will is to walk into nowhere.

It takes courage to live through suffering; and it takes honesty to observe it.

It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies.

A cold, self-righteous prig who goes regularly to church may be far nearer to Hell than a prostitute.