In our own case we accept excuses too easily; in other people's, we do not accept them easily enough.

But what manner of use would it be ploughing through that darkness?' asked Drinian. Use?' replied Reepicheep. 'Use, Captain?' If you mean by filling our bellies or our purses, I confess it will be no use at all. So far as I know we did not set sail to look for things useful but to seek honour and adventures. And here is as great an adventure as I have ever heard of, and here, if we turn back, no little impeachment of all our honours.

Grief is like a long valley, a winding valley where any bend may reveal a totally new landscape.

I must keep alive in myself the desire for my true country, which I shall not find till after death; I must never let it get snowed under or turned aside; I must make it the main object of life to press on to that other country and to help others to do the same.

In our own case we accept excuses too easily; in other people's, we do not accept them easily enough.

I sometimes think that shame, mere awkward, senseless shame, does as much towards preventing good acts and straightforward happiness as any of our vices can do.

I never see why we should do anything unless it is either a duty or a pleasure! Life's short enough without filling up hours unnecessarily