The terrible thing, the almost impossible thing, is the hand over your whole self--all your wishes and precautions--to Christ.

Far overhead from beyond the veil of blue sky which hid them the stars sang again; a pure, cold, difficult music. Then there came a swift flash like fire (but it burnt nobody) either from the sky or from the Lion itself, and every drop of blood tingled in the children's bodies, and the deepest, wildest voice they had ever heard was saying: "Narnia, Narnia, Narnia, awake. Love. Think. Speak. Be walking trees. Be talking beasts. Be divine waters.

How little people know who think that holiness is dull... When one meets the real thing, it's irresistible!

Love, in its own nature, demands the perfecting of the beloved.

When you come to knowing God, the initiative lies on His side. If He does not show Himself, nothing you can do will enable you to find Him. And, in fact, He shows much more of Himself to some people than to others—not because He has favourites, but because it is impossible for Him to show Himself to a man whose whole mind and character are in the wrong condition. Just as sunlight, though it has no favourites, cannot be reflected in a dusty mirror as clearly as in a clean one.

You thought you were being made into a decent little cottage but He is building a palace. He intends to come & live in it Himself

If God had granted all the silly prayers I've made in my life, where should I be now?