Those of us who are blamed when old for reading childish books were blamed when children for reading books too old for us.

When I lay these questions before God I get no answer. But a rather special sort of 'No answer.' It is not the locked door. It is more like a silent, certainly not uncompassionate, gaze. As though He shook His head not in refusal but waiving the question. Like, 'Peace, child; you don't understand.

Child,' said the Lion, 'I am telling you your story, not hers. No one is told any story but their own.

Children are not deceived by fairy-tales; they are often and gravely deceived by school-stories. Adults are not deceived by science-fiction ; they can be deceived by the stories in the women's magazines.

Children have one kind of silliness, as you know, and grown-ups have another kind.