"Would it not be better to be dead……" — C.S. Lewis
"Would it not be better to be dead than to have this horrible fear that Aslan has come and is not like the Aslan we have believed in and longed for? It is as if the sun rose one day and were a black sun."
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But as for Aslan himself, the Beavers and the children didn't know what to do or say when they saw…
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Lucy went first, biting her lip and trying not to say all the things she thought of saying to Susan.…
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He's not safe, but he's good (referring to Aslan, the Lion, in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe)
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I'm on Aslan's side even if there isn't any Aslan to lead it. I'm going to live as like a…
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You come of the Lord Adam and the Lady Eve," said Aslan. "And that is both honour enough to erect…
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Shall I ever be able to read that story again; the one I couldn't remember? Will you tell it to…
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It isn't Narnia, you know," sobbed Lucy. "It's you. We shan't meet you there. And how can we live, never…
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Don't you mind," said Puddleglum. "There are no accidents. Our guide is Aslan; and he was there when the giant…
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He thinks great folly, child,' said Aslan. "This world is bursting with life for these few days because the song…
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At least he went on saying this till Aslan had loaded him up with three dwarfs, one dryad, two rabbits,…
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If there's anyone who can appear before Aslan without their knees knocking, they're either braver than most, or else just…
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You see, Aslan didn't tell Pole what would happen. He only told her what to do. That fellow will be…
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