This is one of the miracles of love: It gives a power of seeing through its own enchantments and yet not being disenchanted.

Some people probably think of the Resurrection as a desperate last moment expedient to save the Hero from a situation which had got out of the Author's control.

Power to translate is the test of having really understood one's own meaning.

I daren't come and drink," said Jill. Then you will die of thirst," said the Lion. Oh dear!" said Jill, coming another step nearer."I suppose I must go and look for another stream then." There is no other stream," said the Lion.

If education is beaten by training, civilization dies.

Friends are like coals in a fire - together, they glow; apart, they grow cold.

Besides being complicated, reality, in my experience, is usually odd. It is not neat, not obvious, not what you expect.