Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be original: whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without caring twopence how often it has been told before) you will, nine times out of ten, become original without ever having noticed it. C. S. Lewis artbothercare share on social
Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say 'infinitely' when you mean 'very'; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. C. S. Lewis biginfiniteinfinitely Change image and share on social
A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading. C. S. Lewis atheistcarefulman Change image and share on social
Reason is the natural order of truth; but imagination is the organ of meaning. C. S. Lewis imaginationmeannatural Change image and share on social
Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. C. S. Lewis exercisegoodoppressive Change image and share on social
Look for yourself, and you will find in the long run only hatred, loneliness, despair, rage, ruin, and decay. But look for Christ, and you will find Him, and with Him everything else thrown in. C. S. Lewis christdecaydespair Change image and share on social
Humans are amphibians - half spirit and half animal. As spirits they belong to the eternal world, but as animals they inhabit time. C. S. Lewis amphibiananimalbelong Change image and share on social
The real problem is not why some pious, humble, believing people suffer, but why some do not. C. S. Lewis believehumblepeople Change image and share on social
I sometimes wonder whether all pleasures are not substitutes for joy. C. S. Lewis joypleasuresubstitute Change image and share on social
I'm tall, fat, rather bald, red-faced, double-chinned, black-haired, have a deep voice, and wear glasses for reading. C. S. Lewis baldblackchin Change image and share on social