“It’s said that the shuffling of the cards is the earth, and the pattering of the cards is the rain, and the beating of the cards is the wind, and the pointing of the cards is the fire. That’s of… — Charles Williams Copy Share Image
"Nought usually comes at the beginning," Ralph said. "Not necessarily," said Sibyl. "It might come anywhere. Nought isn't a number at all. It's the opposite of number." Nancy looked up from the cards. "Got you, aunt," she said. "What about… — Charles Williams Copy Share Image
To forgive and to be forgiven are the two points of holy magnificence and holy modesty; round these two centres the whole doctrine of… — Charles Williams Copy Share Image
The most he would do was to promise that the gates of hell should not prevail against it. It is about all that, looking… — Charles Williams Copy Share Image
“Have you by any chance an edition of St. Ignatius's treatise against the Gnostics?" he asked in a low clear voice. The young assistant… — Charles Williams Copy Share Image
“What’s the matter with you, Madox? You got a grudge against the world?” — Charles Williams Copy Share Image
“There is no possible idea," Kenneth thought as he came onto the terrace, "to which the mind of man can't supply some damned alternative… — Charles Williams Copy Share Image
Of Adam and Eve: They had what they wanted. That they did not like it when they got it does not alter the fact… — Charles Williams Copy Share Image
“Nothing was certain, but everything was safe - that was part of the mystery of Love.” — Charles Williams Copy Share Image
Every contrition for sin is apt to encourage a not quite charitable wish that other people should exhibit a similar contrition. — Charles Williams Copy Share Image
Love was even more mathematical than poetry. It was the pure mathematics of the spirit. — Charles Williams Copy Share Image
“Over the white curve he had looked into incredible space; abysses of intelligence lay beyond it.” — Charles Williams Copy Share Image
You will all know that in the Middle Ages there were supposed to be various classes of angels. these hierarchized celsitudes are but the… — Charles Williams Copy Share Image
