C.S. Lewis, The Magician's Nephew

"There was certainly plenty to watch and listen to. The tree which Digory had noticed was now a full-grown beech whose branches swayed gently above his head. They stood on cool, green grass, sprinkled with daisies and buttercups. A little way off, along the river bank, willows were growing. On the other side tangles of flowering currant, lilac, wild rose, and rhododendron closed them in."

"That was what it felt like - as if one had always been in that place and never been bored although nothing had ever happened."

"That's all YOU know,' said Digory. 'It's because you're a girl. Girls never want to know anything but gossip and rot about people getting engaged."

"What you see and what you hear depends a great deal on where you are standing. It also depends on what sort of person you are."

"For what you see and hear depends a good deal on where you are standing: it also depends on what sort of person you are."

"It was a rich place: as rich as plumcake."

"As he rose to his feet he noticed that he was neither dripping nor panting for breath as anyone would expect after being under water. His clothes were perfectly dry. He was standing by the edge of a small pool—not more than ten feet from side to side in a wood. The trees grew close together and were so leafy that he could get no glimpse of the sky. All the light was green light that came through the leaves: but there must have been a very strong sun overhead, for this green daylight was bright and warm. It was the quietest wood you could possibly imagine. There were no birds, no insects, no animals, and no wind. You could almost feel the trees growing. The pool he had just got out of was not the only pool. There were dozens of others—a pool every few yards as far as his eyes could reach. You could almost feel the trees drinking the water up with their roots. This wood was very much alive."

"this is a book about something"

"Oh, Adam’s sons, how cleverly you defend yourselves against all that might do you good!"

"You know me better than you think, you know, and you shall know me better yet."

"No great wisdom can be reached without sacrifice."