FACT OF THE DAY: “The Adam Unparadised” is a poem first published on September 14, 1949 in Punch as “A Footnote to Pre-History.” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The educated man habitually, almost without noticing it, sees the present as something that grows out of a long perspective of centuries.” “God in the Dock” (First …
Month: September 2018
CSL Daily 09/13/18
FACT OF THE DAY: The Weight of Glory was published in the U.S. on September 13, 1949, and later updated in 1980. It was first released under the title Transposition in the U.K. in 1949. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The only people who achieve much are those who want knowledge so badly that they seek …
CSL Daily 09/12/18
FACT OF THE DAY: The 20th letter from Screwtape was published in The Guardian on September 12, 1941. The main topic is sexual temptation. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: [Screwtape Boasts:] “Our best weapon—the belief of ignorant humans, that there is no hope of getting rid of us except by yielding [to temptation].” The Screwtape …
CSL Daily 09/11/18
FACT OF THE DAY: “Blimpophobia” is an article written by Lewis that was published on September 9, 1944 in Time and Tide. It’s best available now in the Present Concerns collection of essays. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: [Aslan, speaking to Aravis] “The scratches on your back, tear for tear, throb for throb, blood for blood, …
CSL Daily 09/10/18
FACT OF THE DAY: Till We Have Faces, Lewis’s last published fictional work was released on September 10, 1956. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Die before you die, there is no chance after.” Till We Have Faces (Published 9/10/1956 Learn More Details about The Misquotable C.S. Lewis
CSL Daily 09/09/18
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis’ Studies in Words is a title that was published on September 9, 1960 by Cambridge University Press. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Language exists to communicate whatever it can communicate. Some things it communicates so badly that we never attempt to communicate them by words if any other medium is …
CSL Daily 09/08/18
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis was on the cover of Time on September 8, 1947. Reflections on the Psalms came out today in 1958. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Of all bad men religious bad men are the worst. Of all created beings the wickedest is one who originally stood in the immediate presence of God.” Reflections …
CSL Daily 09/07/18
FACT OF THE DAY: The Silver Chair was first published in the UK on September 7, 1953. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Very likely, what with enemies, and mountains, and rivers to cross, and losing our way, and next to nothing to eat, and sore feet, we’ll hardly notice the weather.” The Silver …
CSL Daily 09/06/18
FACT OF THE DAY: The Horse and His Boy was published on September 6, 1954. It was the fifth published book. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “We’re free Narnians, Hwin and I, and I suppose, if you’re running away to Narnia, you want to be one too. In that case Hwin isn’t your horse any longer. …
CSL Daily 09/05/18
FACT OF THE DAY: Of Other Worlds: Essays and Stories edited by Walter Hooper was released on September 5, 1966. All the stories are also in The Dark Tower. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “No man would find an abiding strangeness on the Moon unless he were the sort of man who could find it …