Atheism turns out to be too simple. If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning.

I believe Buddhism to be a simplification of Hinduism and Islam to be a simplification of Xianity.

The only palliative is to keep the clean sea breeze of the centuries blowing through our minds, and this can be done only by reading old books.

We do not see into men’s hearts. We cannot judge, and are indeed forbidden to judge.

Perhaps civilization will never be safe until we care for something else more than we care for it. The hypothesis has certain facts to support it. As far as peace (which is one ingredient in our idea of civilization)is concerned, I think many would now agree that a foreign policy dominated by desire for peace is one of the many roads that lead to war.

Knock and it shall be opened.' But does knocking mean hammering and kicking the door like a maniac?

To the glistening Eastern sea, I give you Queen Lucy, the Valiant. To the great Western Wood, King Edmund the Just. To the radiant Southern sun, Queen Susan, the Gentle; and to the clear Northern sky I give you King Peter, the Magnificent. Once a king or queen of Narnia, always a king or queen. May your wisdom grace us 'til the stars rain down from the heavens.