“It is to the credit of human nature, that, except where its selfishness is brought into play, it loves more readily than it hates. Hatred, by a gradual and quiet process, will even be transformed to love, unless the change be impeded by a continually new irritation of the original feeling of hostility.”
― The Scarlet Letter
― The Scarlet Letter
“Living with sadness, accepting it, is easier than trying to pretend it isn’t there. It is another of life’s great mysteries that sadness and joy can coexist so compatibly with one another. In fact, I wonder if, on this side of heaven, either one can be complete without the other.”
― Theo of Golden
― Theo of Golden
“Oh, Adam’s sons, how cleverly you defend yourselves against all that might do you good!”
― The Magician’s Nephew
― The Magician’s Nephew
“if you do one good deed your reward usually is to be set to do another and harder and better one.”
― The Horse and His Boy
― The Horse and His Boy
“Child,' said the Lion, 'I am telling you your story, not hers. No one is told any story but their own.”
― The Horse and His Boy
― The Horse and His Boy
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