“And once when we were walking on Bredon Hill, we met a bedraggled and exhausted fox. 'Oh, poor thing,' Jack said. 'What shall we do when the hunt comes up? I can already hear them. Oh, I know -- I have an idea.' He cupped his hands and shouted to the first riders, "Hallo, yoicks, gone that way," and pointed in the direction opposite to the one the fox had taken. The whole hunt followed his directions. There followed a long discussion about when lying was morally justifiable, but he boasted delightedly later to my wife that he had saved the life of a poor fox and showed no trace of guilt.”
― quote from Jack: A Life of C. S. Lewis
“He valued these experiences of joy more than anything else he had known, and he desired, as all who have experienced them desire, to have them again and again. It was this mystical quality that set him apart from other boys. He was surprised by joy. He spent the rest of his life searching for more of it.”
― quote from Jack: A Life of C. S. Lewis
“She wants to live simply and thinks luxuries little more than social display.”
― quote from Jack: A Life of C. S. Lewis
“a radiant and infectious, almost childlike gaiety which was always bubbling over into delighted and delightful laughter.”
― quote from Jack: A Life of C. S. Lewis
“During one walk, Jack engaged in the first metaphysical argument that he can remember. It concerned the nature of the future: Is it like a line that you can’t see or a line that is not yet drawn? He would delight in such arguments for the rest of his life.”
― quote from Jack: A Life of C. S. Lewis
“To the end of his life he enjoyed traveling by train, the slower the better, and, if possible, in the front carriage.”
― quote from Jack: A Life of C. S. Lewis
“Patch? Whatever happens, I love you." I wanted to say more, those three words painfully inadequate for the way I felt about him. And at the same time, so simple and accurate, nothing else would do.”
― Becca Fitzpatrick, quote from Finale
“We're still on the run. That's for sure.
Right on. This time we're on.
And we won't stop till we win.”
― Koushun Takami, quote from Battle Royale
“Don't talk to me. I'm tired and grumpy and I'll probably make fun of you.”
― Ann Brashares, quote from The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
“I beg your pardon?" Robson says.
One thing Waterhouse likes about these Brits is that when they don't know what the hell you're talking about, they are at least open to the possibility that it might be their fault.”
― Neal Stephenson, quote from Cryptonomicon
“Oh, go away! You're in my eyes," said John in a loud voice.
"Sorry!" said the sunlight. "I must move from East to West in a day. Sorry! Shut your eyes and you won't see me.”
― P.L. Travers, quote from Mary Poppins
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