Joseph Ryan
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“We have, of course, this continuity, but we are conscious of something more; we have, as no animal or plant has, the power of self-reflection and we can see in ourselves something more than a mere continuity of identity.”
― Resurrection Is Now: how death is not only an end but a beginning, and how to live life as a preparation for death and resurrection.
― Resurrection Is Now: how death is not only an end but a beginning, and how to live life as a preparation for death and resurrection.
“You come of the Lord Adam and the Lady Eve," said Aslan. "And that is both honour enough to erect the head of the poorest beggar, and shame enough to bow the shoulders of the greatest emperor on earth. Be content.”
― Prince Caspian (The Chronicles of Narnia, #4)
― Prince Caspian (The Chronicles of Narnia, #4)
“I'm on Aslan's side even if there isn't any Aslan to lead it. I'm going to live as like a Narnian as I can even if there isn't any Narnia.”
― The Silver Chair
― The Silver Chair
“Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person's ultimate good as far as it can be obtained.”
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“On the biological level human births exhibit that total change in the darkness of the womb which man shares with animals; but, over and above this, the union of human beings has resulted in a new creation which transcends, while it includes, all that we have seen in the rebirths of the world around us.”
― Resurrection Is Now: how death is not only an end but a beginning, and how to live life as a preparation for death and resurrection.
― Resurrection Is Now: how death is not only an end but a beginning, and how to live life as a preparation for death and resurrection.
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