--- title: "'Please Aslan, before we go, will you tell us when we can come back t… — C. S. Lewis Quote #151 | QuotesBy.net" description: "'Please Aslan, before we go, will you tell us when we can come back to Narnia again? Please. And oh, do, do, do, make it soon.' - 'Dearest,' said Asl… — a quote by C. S. Lewis." image: "https://quotesby.net/wp-content/themes/quotesby-editorial/assets/og-default.png" --- > # 'Please Aslan, before we go, will you tell us when we can come back to Narnia again? Please. And oh, do, do, do, make it soon.' - 'Dearest,' said Aslan very gently, 'you and your brother will never come back to Narnia.' - 'Oh, Aslan!!' said Edmund and Lucy both together in despairing voices. - 'You are too old, children,' said Aslan, 'and you must begin to come close to your own world now.' - 'It isn't Narnia, you know,' sobbed Lucy. 'It's you. We shan't meet you there. And how can we live, never meeting you?' - 'But you shall meet me, dear one,' said Aslan. - 'Are - are you there too, Sir?' said Edmund. - 'I am,' said Aslan. 'But there I have another name. You must learn to know me by that name. This was the very reason why you were brought to Narnia, that by knowing me here for a little, you may know me better there.' (ch. 16) [C. S. 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S. Lewis 1. > 'Oh, Aslan,' said Lucy. 'Will you tell us how to get into your country from our world?' - 'I shall be telling you all the time,' said Aslan. 'But I will not te… [Permalink to quote \#150](https://quotesby.net/C.-S.-Lewis/150/ "Permalink to quote 150") 2. > 'My own plans are made. While I can, I sail east in the Dawn Treader. When she fails me, I paddle east in my coracle. When she sinks, I shall swim east with my… [Permalink to quote \#152](https://quotesby.net/C.-S.-Lewis/152/ "Permalink to quote 152") 3. > 'Courage, dear heart' [Permalink to quote \#149](https://quotesby.net/C.-S.-Lewis/149/ "Permalink to quote 149") ## Related quotes 1. > Regeneration is the fountain; sanctification is the river (in deeper or shallower degree). 'Entire sanctification' is the river in fullest flow. [J. Sidlow Baxter](https://quotesby.net/J.-Sidlow-Baxter)[J. Sidlow Baxter quote \#1](https://quotesby.net/J.-Sidlow-Baxter/1/ "Permalink to quote 1") 2. > He is your friend who pushes you nearer to God. [Abraham Kuyper](https://quotesby.net/Abraham-Kuyper)[Abraham Kuyper quote \#1](https://quotesby.net/Abraham-Kuyper/1/ "Permalink to quote 1") 3. > Every one, though born of God in an instant, yet undoubtedly grows by slow degrees. [John Wesley](https://quotesby.net/John-Wesley)[John Wesley quote \#4](https://quotesby.net/John-Wesley/4/ "Permalink to quote 4") ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Quotation", "text": "'Please Aslan, before we go, will you tell us when we can come back to Narnia again? Please. 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