How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Page)
Quote #7
What had been the use of promising one another that they would not on any account set the Knight free, if they were now to do so the first time he happened to call upon a name they really cared about? (11.166)
The three adventurers find themselves in a huge moral dilemma when Prince Rilian asks them to free him from the chair in the name of Aslan. On the one hand, they promised one another not to release the Prince during his fit, but on the other, Rilian's request is one of the signs Aslan asked them to follow. What to do? In the end, Puddleglum makes them see that some promises are more important than others.
Quote #8
For the last few minutes Jill had been feeling that there was something she must remember at all costs. And now she did. But it was dreadfully hard to say it. She felt as if huge weights were laid on her lips. At last, with an effort that seemed to take all the good out of her, she said: "There's Aslan." (12.179)
The Queen of Underland is in the process of enchanting Jill and her companions, making them believe that Narnia and the upper world is nothing but fantasy. Jill makes a last stand by relying on the strongest belief she has in her: the existence of Aslan.
Quote #9
"I'm on Aslan's side even if there isn't any Aslan to lead it. I'm going to live as like a Narnian even if there isn't any Narnia." (12.182)
Puddleglum isn't really buying into the Queen's blather about the non-existence of Aslan and Narnia. In true Puddleglum form, he concedes that things are bleak, but fights the Queen by insisting on living for his "fantasy world," which he says is far better than the Queen's dismal kingdom.