“And when children begin to use their reason, fathers and mothers should take great pains to fill their hearts with the fear of God. This the good Queen Blanche did most earnestly by St. Louis, her son: witness her oft-repeated words, "My son, I would sooner see you die than guilty of a mortal sin;" words which sank so deeply into the saintly monarch's heart, that he himself said there was no day on which they did not recur to his mind, and strengthen him in treading God's ways.” WayShouldMindHeartChildrenSaidReasonUsePainMotherDiesFatherSinSonGuiltyWitnessMortalsQueensMy SonMonarchsTreadingMortal SinBlanche Author:Saint Francis de Sales
“And so they lived many happy years, and the promised tasks were accomplished. Yet long afterward, when all had passed away into distant memory, there were many who wondered whether King Taran, Queen Eilonwy, and their companions had indeed walked the earth, or whether they had been no more than dreams in a tale set down to beguile children. And, in time, only the bards knew the truth of it.” YearsChildrenLongDreamEarthMemoriesKingsTasksTalesQueensAccomplishedCompanionPassed AwayBards Book:The High King Source: The High King