There is no strength in unbelief. Even the unbelief of what is false is no source of might. It is the truth shining from behind that gives the strength to disbelieve.

In the hearts of witches, love and hate lie close together and often tumble over each other.

A fairytale is not an allegory. There may be allegory in it, but it is not an allegory.

I tell you, there are more worlds, and more doors to them, than you will think of in many years!

A beast does not know that he is a beast, and the nearer a man gets to being a beast, the less he knows it.

If instead of a gem, or even a flower, we should cast the gift of a loving thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as the angels give.

What distressed me most - more even than my own folly - was the perplexing question, How can beauty and ugliness dwell so near?