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C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: its evident wish to be for ever a

its evident wish to be for ever a sound and only a sound in the thickest centre of untravelled woods. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Would you think I was joking if I

Would you think I was joking if I said that you can put a clock back, and that if the clock is wrong it is often a very sensible thing to do? — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: They call him Aslan in That Place," said

They call him Aslan in That Place," said Eustace.
"What a curious name!"
"Not half so curious as himself," said Eustace solemnly. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Only a bad person needs to repent: only

Only a bad person needs to repent: only a good person can repent perfectly. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: It is not fatigue simply as such that

It is not fatigue simply as such that produces the anger, but unexpected demands on a man already tired. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Bereavement is a universal and integral part of

Bereavement is a universal and integral part of our experience of love. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Nothing gives one a more spuriously good conscience

Nothing gives one a more spuriously good conscience than keeping rules, even if there has been a total absence of all real charity and faith. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: For a Christian, there are, strictly speaking, no

For a Christian, there are, strictly speaking, no chances. A secret Master of the Ceremonies has been at work. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: If you don't listen to theology, that won't

If you don't listen to theology, that won't mean you have no ideas about God, it will mean you have a lot of wrong ones. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: On the back of Satan's neck is a

On the back of Satan's neck is a nail scarred footprint. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: The false religion of lust is baser than

The false religion of lust is baser than the false religion of mother-love or patriotism or art: but lust is less likely to be made into a religion. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: How difficult it is to avoid having a

How difficult it is to avoid having a special standard for oneself. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: A noble hunger, long unsatisfied, met at last

A noble hunger, long unsatisfied, met at last its proper food. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: I'd like to walk there again. It was

I'd like to walk there again. It was so lonely - a nice kind of loneliness, and all grass and clover and soft sea air. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: I did wonder if there really was such

I did wonder if there really was such a person as Aslan: but then sometimes I wondered if there were really people like you. Yet there you are. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: A naturalistic Christianity leaves out all that is

A naturalistic Christianity leaves out all that is specifically Christian. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: In Gethsemane the holiest of all petitioners prayed

In Gethsemane the holiest of all petitioners prayed three times that a certain cup might pass from Him. It did not. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Freedom always comes with a price.

Freedom always comes with a price. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: I never see why we should do anything

I never see why we should do anything unless it is either a duty or a pleasure! Life's short enough without filling up hours unnecessarily. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: The unhistorical are usually, without knowing it, enslaved

The unhistorical are usually, without knowing it, enslaved to a fairly recent past. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Come and help to carry the tray down

Come and help to carry the tray down and we'll have breakfast. What a mercy I thought of bringing the breadknife. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: The point is that for our ancestors, the

The point is that for our ancestors, the universe was a picture; for modern physics it is a story. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Though no one would want to be sold

Though no one would want to be sold as a slave, it is perhaps even more galling to be a sort of utility slave whom no one will buy. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Once a man is united to God, how

Once a man is united to God, how could he not live forever? — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Ye cannot know eternal reality by a definition.

Ye cannot know eternal reality by a definition. Time itself, and all the acts and events that fill time are the definition, and it must be lived. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: The miracle of the Resurrection, and the theology

The miracle of the Resurrection, and the theology of that miracle, comes first: the biography comes later as a comment on it. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: It is my opinion that a story worth

It is my opinion that a story worth reading only in childhood is not worth reading even then. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Is any pleasure on Earth as great as

Is any pleasure on Earth as great as a circle of Christian friends? — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: As image and apprehension are in organic unity,

As image and apprehension are in organic unity, so, for a Christian, are human body and human soul. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Young men are supposed to think themselves immortal,

Young men are supposed to think themselves immortal, but the subject is not very often out of my mind for a long time together. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: The truly wide taste in reading is that

The truly wide taste in reading is that which enables a man to find something for his needs on the sixpenny tray outside any secondhand bookshop. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: It's like the sound of a chuckle in

It's like the sound of a chuckle in the darkness. The sense that some shattering and disarming simplicity is the real answer. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: [Ransom] preferred to work as a volunteer rather

[Ransom] preferred to work as a volunteer rather than in admitted slavery: and he liked his cooking a good deal more than that of his companions. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: The proper aim of giving is to put

The proper aim of giving is to put the recipient in a state where he no longer needs our gift. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Little from you is really a bit too

Little from you is really a bit too much — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Yes, of course you'll get back to Narnia

Yes, of course you'll get back to Narnia again some day. Once a King in Narnia, always a King in Narnia. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Jesus Christ was either a liar, a lunatic,

Jesus Christ was either a liar, a lunatic, or He was who He said He was — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Take from a man his freedom or his

Take from a man his freedom or his goods and you may have taken his innocence, almost his humanity, as well. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: For you will certainly carry out God's purpose,

For you will certainly carry out God's purpose, however you act, but it makes a difference to you whether you serve like Judas or like John. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: A universe whose only claim to be believed

A universe whose only claim to be believed in rests on the validity of inference must not start telling us the inference is invalid. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: For any happiness, even in this world, quite

For any happiness, even in this world, quite a lot of restraint is going to be necessary ... — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Not to be, but to seem, virtuous -

Not to be, but to seem, virtuous - it is a formula whose utility we all discovered in the nursery. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: If we find ourselves with a desire that

If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Morality, like numinous awe, is a jump; in

Morality, like numinous awe, is a jump; in it, man goes beyond anything that can be 'given' in the facts of experience. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By Walter M. Miller Jr.: You don't have a soul, Doctor. You are

You don't have a soul, Doctor. You are a soul. You have a body, temporarily. — Walter M. Miller Jr.

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Like the warming of a room or the

Like the warming of a room or the coming of daylight. When you first notice them they have already been going on for sometime. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Why should quiet ruminants as you and I

Why should quiet ruminants as you and I have been born in such a ghastly age? — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Forgiving and being forgiven are two names for

Forgiving and being forgiven are two names for the same thing. The important thing is that a discord has been resolved. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: When you read great literature, you become a

When you read great literature, you become a thousand men and yet still be yourself. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Now sir, said the bulldog in his business-like

Now sir, said the bulldog in his business-like way. 'Are you a animal, vegetable, or mineral?'
- The Magician's Nephew — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By L.J.Smith: C'mon on down to the Whiff and Spit;

C'mon on down to the Whiff and Spit; snuff it up and cough it out, Lewis chanted, giving it a catchy rhythem. — L.J.Smith

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: If there was any idea that God had

If there was any idea that God had set us a sort of exam, and that we might get good marks by deserving them, that has to be wiped out. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: If you're approaching Him not as the goal

If you're approaching Him not as the goal but as a road, not as the end but as a means, you're not really approaching Him at all. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: I believe Buddhism to be a simplification of

I believe Buddhism to be a simplification of Hinduism and Islam to be a simplification of Xianity. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: that is just why a vague religion -

that is just why a vague religion - all about feeling God in nature, and so on - is so attractive. It is all thrills and no work: — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: They say, 'The coward dies many times'; so

They say, 'The coward dies many times'; so does the beloved. Didn't the eagle find a fresh liver to tear in Prometheus every time it dined? — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: The real test of being in the presence

The real test of being in the presence of God is, that you either forget about yourself altogether or see yourself as a small, dirty object. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: You're a mere chick. I remember you when

You're a mere chick. I remember you when you were a egg. Don't come trying to teach me, sir. Crabs and crumpets! — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: The death of a beloved is an amputation.

The death of a beloved is an amputation. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: A girl should be so lost in God

A girl should be so lost in God that a man has to seek Him to find her. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: A cold, self-righteous prig who goes regularly to

A cold, self-righteous prig who goes regularly to church may be far nearer to Hell than a prostitute. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: I can't imagine a man really enjoying a

I can't imagine a man really enjoying a book and reading it only once. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: When we are lost in the woods, the

When we are lost in the woods, the sight of a signpost is a great matter. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb,

There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: In Science we have been reading only the

In Science we have been reading only the notes to a poem; in Christianity we find the poem itself. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Each new power won by man is a

Each new power won by man is a power over man as well. Each advance leaves him weaker as well as stronger. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: The instrument through which you see God is

The instrument through which you see God is your whole self. And if a man's self is not kept clean and bright, his glimpse of God will be blurred — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: We live, in fact, in a world starved

We live, in fact, in a world starved for solitude, silence, and private: and therefore starved for meditation and true friendship. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Heaven offers nothing that a mercenary soul can

Heaven offers nothing that a mercenary soul can desire. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Getting over a painful experience is much like

Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: No Christian and, indeed, no historian could accept

No Christian and, indeed, no historian could accept the epigram which defines religion as 'what a man does with his solitude.' — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: A sum can be put right: but only

A sum can be put right: but only by going back till you find the error and working it afresh from that point, never by simply going on. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: I'm tall, fat, rather bald, red-faced, double-chinned, black-haired,

I'm tall, fat, rather bald, red-faced, double-chinned, black-haired, have a deep voice, and wear glasses for reading. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: We don't have a soul. We are a

We don't have a soul. We are a soul. We happen to have a body. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By Sheila Walsh: Everyone says forgiveness is a lovely idea, until

Everyone says forgiveness is a lovely idea, until they have something to forgive. - C. S. LEWIS, MERE CHRISTIANITY — Sheila Walsh

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Every story of conversion is the story of

Every story of conversion is the story of a blessed defeat. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: A little lie is like a little pregnancy

A little lie is like a little pregnancy it doesn't take long before everyone knows. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Progress means movement in a desired direction, and

Progress means movement in a desired direction, and we do not all desire the same things for our species. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: One of the reasons why it needs no

One of the reasons why it needs no special education to be a Christian is that Christianity is an education itself. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: The 'frankness' of people sunk below shame is

The 'frankness' of people sunk below shame is a very cheap frankness. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: The greed to be loved is a fearful

The greed to be loved is a fearful thing. Some of those who say that they live only for love come to live in incessant resentment. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Each day we are becoming a creature of

Each day we are becoming a creature of splendid glory or one of unthinkable horror. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: A pleasure is full grown only when it

A pleasure is full grown only when it is remembered. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Don't you think a dream would feel shy

Don't you think a dream would feel shy if it were seen walking about in the waking world? — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: If you do not listen to theology, that

If you do not listen to theology, that will not mean that you have no ideas about God. It will mean that you have a lot of wrong ones! — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Christ wants us to have a child's heart

Christ wants us to have a child's heart but a grown-up's head. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: The value given to the testimony of any

The value given to the testimony of any feeling must depend on our whole philosophy, not our whole philosophy on a feeling. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: You weren't a decent man and you didn't

You weren't a decent man and you didn't do your best. We none of us were and none of us did. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: The modern idea of a Great Man is

The modern idea of a Great Man is one who stands at the lonely extremity of some single line of development
— C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Remember that all worlds draw to an end

Remember that all worlds draw to an end and that noble death is a treasure which no one is too poor to buy. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: ... the possibility of pain is inherent in

... the possibility of pain is inherent in the very existence of a world where souls can meet. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: But I will not tell you how long

But I will not tell you how long or short the way will be; only that it lies across a river. But do not fear that, for I am the great Bridge Builder. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Eros, honoured without reservation and obeyed unconditionally, becomes

Eros, honoured without reservation and obeyed unconditionally, becomes a demon. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: But I was wrong to weep and beg

But I was wrong to weep and beg and try to force you by your love. Love is not a thing to be so used. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: If there ever was a time that nothing

If there ever was a time that nothing existed, then nothing would exist now — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: One is sometimes glad not to be a

One is sometimes glad not to be a great theologian; one might easily mistake it for being a good Christian. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Sexual intercourse is rapidly becoming the one thing

Sexual intercourse is rapidly becoming the one thing venerated in a world without veneration. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: The worst attitude of all would be the

The worst attitude of all would be the professional attitude which regards children in the lump as a sort of raw material which we have to handle. — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: The bolt of Tash falls from above!''Does it

The bolt of Tash falls from above!'
'Does it ever get caught on a hook halfway? — C.S. Lewis

C A Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: God is basic Fact. He must not be

God is basic Fact. He must not be thought of as a featureless generality. He is the most concrete thing there is. — C.S. Lewis