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Always prefer the plain direct word to the long, vague one. Don't implement promises, but keep them.

~C. S. Lewis

Topics: Always Direct Implement Keep Long Plain Prefer Promises Them Vague Word

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Let's pray that the human race never escapes from Earth to spread its iniquity elsewhere.

~C. S. Lewis

Topics: Earth Elsewhere Escapes Human Human Race Iniquity Never Pray Race Spread

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Has this world been so kind to you that you should leave with regret? There are better things ahead than any we leave behind.

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Topics: Any Been Behind Better Better Things Kind Leave Regret Should Than Things World You Ahead

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'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

Topics: About Been Began Carrying Day Forty Had Lion Make Mind Myself One Day Picture Said Since Sixteen Story Then Try Umbrella Wood

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

~C. S. Lewis

Topics: Bald Deep Fat Glasses Rather Reading Tall Voice Wear

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The real problem is not why some pious, humble, believing people suffer, but why some do not.

~C. S. Lewis

Topics: Believing Humble People Pious Problem Real Real Problem Some Suffer Why

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Some people write heavily, some write lightly. I prefer the light approach because I believe there is a great deal of false reverence about. There is too much solemnity and intensity in dealing with sacred matters; too much speaking in holy tones.

~C. S. Lewis

Topics: About Approach Because Believe Deal Dealing False Great Great Deal Holy Intensity Light Lightly Matters Much People Prefer Reverence Sacred Solemnity Some Some People Speaking Tones Too Too Much Write I Believe

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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.

~C. S. Lewis

Topics: Backing Beasts Because Cannot Capitalists Criminals Cut Enemies Existence Logical Only Our Own Prevent Reasons Same Side Simply Struggle Up Us

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There is, hidden or flaunted, a sword between the sexes till an entire marriage reconciles them.

~C. S. Lewis

Topics: Between Entire Hidden Marriage Sexes Sword Them Till

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'Good English' is whatever educated people talk; so that what is good in one place or time would not be so in another.

~C. S. Lewis

Topics: Another Educated Educated People English Good People Place Talk Time Whatever Would

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Biography

Nationality: Irish

Type: Author

Born: November 29th, 1898

Died: November 22nd, 1963

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