2,254 Quotes by C. S. Lewis

I am not concerned at present with blame; I am trying to find out truth.

No definite task was before him. All that was being demanded of him was a general and preliminary resolution to oppose the Enemy in any mode which circumstances might show to be desirable: in fact - and he flew back to the comforting words as a child flies back to its mother's arms - to do his best - or rather, to go on doing his: best, for he had really been doing it all along.

It is, no doubt, impossible to prevent his praying for his mother, but we have means of rendering the prayers innocuous. Make sure they are always very 'spiritual', that he is always concerned with the state of her soul and never with her rheumatism.

The main thing is to make him value an opinion for a reason other than the truth.

What are we born for?""For infinite happiness," said the Spirit. "You can step out into it at any moment...

He was almost afraid to be alone with himself and yet he was ashamed to be with others.

Em síntese, Deus se compraz em pedir ao homem sua individualidade, mas tão logo o homem a cede, o maior prazer de Deus é devolvê-la aprimorada

Há dois erros iguais e opostos no que diz respeito aos demônios: uma é desacreditar em sua existência. A outra é acreditar e sentir um excessivo e doentio interesse neles

I wanted to be a wife so that I could have been her real mother. I wanted to be a boy so that she could be in love with me. I wanted her to be my full sister instead of my half sister. I wanted her to be a slave so that I could set her free and make her rich.