The very first tear he made was so deep that I thought it had gone right into my heart. - C. S. Lewis

Reality is harsh to the feet of shadows. But will you come?

If we let ourselves, we shall always be waiting for some distraction or other to end before we can really get down to our work. The only people who achieve much are those who want knowledge so badly that they seek it while the conditions are still unfavorable. Favorable conditions never come.

Humans are amphibians — half spirit and half animal.... As spirits they belong to the eternal world, but as animals they inhabit time.