'The Lion' all began with a picture of a faun carrying an umbrella and parcels in a snowy wood. This picture had been in my mind since I was about sixteen. Then one day, when I was about forty, I said to myself, 'Let's try to make a story about it.' C. S. Lewis begincarryday share on social
Eros will have naked bodies; Friendship naked personalities. C. S. Lewis bodyerofriendship Change image and share on social
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
Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important. C. S. Lewis christianityfalseimportance Change image and share on social
Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect, it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become. C. S. Lewis addcompetencydaily share on social
This is one of the miracles of love: It gives a power of seeing through its own enchantments and yet not being disenchanted. C. S. Lewis disenchantenchantmentlove Change image and share on social
The safest road to hell is the gradual one - the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts. C. S. Lewis gentlegradualhell Change image and share on social
Anthropomorphic animals, when taken out of narrative into actual visibility, always turn into buffoonery or nightmare. C. S. Lewis actualanimalanthropomorphic Change image and share on social
We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive. C. S. Lewis backcaseman Change image and share on social
