"Well!' said Puddleglum, rubbing his hands. 'This..." - Quote by C S Lewis
Well!' said Puddleglum, rubbing his hands. 'This is just what I needed. If these chaps don't teach me to take a serious view of life, I don't know what will.
More by C S Lewis
“There ought to be things we should like to do and cannot do because our charitable expenditures excludes them.”
“Badness cannot succeed even in being bad in the same way in which goodness is good. Goodness is, so to speak, itself: badness is only spoiled goodness. Evil is a parasite, not an original thing.”
“And I say also this. I do not think the forest would be so bright, nor the water so warm, nor love so sweet, if there were no danger in the lakes.”
More on Life
“The best things in life are unseen, thats why we close our eyes when we kiss, cry, and dream”
“I'm lost in the middle of my birthday. I want my friends, their touch, with the earth's last love. I will take life's final offering, I will take the last human blessing.”
“One of the illusions of life is that the present hour is not the critical, decisive one.”
More on Perspective
“It is no use dealing with illusions and make-believes. We must look at the facts. The world ... is too dangerous for anyone to be able to afford to nurse illusions. We must look at realities.”
“It's possible - you can never know - that the universe exists only for me. If so, it's sure going well for me, I must admit.”
“To a frog that's never left his pond, the ocean seems like a gamble. Look what he's giving up: security, mastery of his world, recognition! The ocean frog just shakes his head. "I can't explain where I live, but someday I'll take you there."”