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“She always was a jolly sight too keen on being grown-up.“

“I wish she WOULD grow up. She wasted all her school time wanting to be the age she is now, and she’ll waste all the rest of her life trying to stay that age. Her whole idea is to race on to the silliest time of one’s life as quick as she can and then stop there as long as she can.”

I remember reading this part about Susan as a child and being so sad about it. Reading this part again as an adult, the sadness is deeper and more resonant, for I now know many dear souls in real life who have chosen Susan’s path.

When Tirian saw that brave Beast getting ready to fight for its life—and Calormene soldiers beginning to close in on him with their drawn scimitars—and no one going to its help – something seemed to burst inside him. He no longer cared if this was the best moment to interfere or not.

“Swords out,“ he whispered to the others. “Arrow on string. Follow.“

That’s some Moses-level tabernaclery right there, yessir.

The ape Shift is so very familiar. Pretty sure everyone knows at least one person like this. I think it would be a very therapeutic discussion to for people to hash out who it was who went “ape Shift” in their lives.