2,254 Quotes by C. S. Lewis

A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading.

A concentrated mind and a sitting body make for better prayer than a kneeling body and a mind half asleep.

If we cut up beasts simply because they cannot prevent us and because we are backing our own side in the struggle for existence, it is only logical to cut up imbeciles, criminals, enemies, or capitalists for the same reasons.

The cross comes before the crown and tomorrow is a Monday morning!

And the seriousness with which the other party takes my words always raises the doubt whether I have taken them seriously enough myself.

Our Father refreshes us on the journey with some pleasant inns, but will not encourage us to mistake them for home.

That part of Rostrevor which overlooks Carlingford Lough is my idea of Narnia.

Eros will have naked bodies; Friendship naked personalities.

Crying is all right in its way while it lasts. But you have to stop sooner or later, and then you still have to decide what to do.