QUOTE OF THE DAY: “You come of the Lord Adam and the Lady Eve,” said Aslan. “And that is both honor enough to erect the head of the poorest beggar, and shame enough to bow the shoulders of the greatest emperor on earth. Be content.” Prince Caspian (Published 10/15/1951) – – – FACT OF …
Month: October 2020
CSL Daily 10/20/20
QUOTE OF THE DAY: (Mrs. Beaver to Susan:) “If there’s anyone who can appear before Aslan without their knees knocking, they’re either braver than most, or else just silly.” The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Published 10/16/1950) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: On October 20, 1949 the last reported Thursday Inklings meeting …
CSL Daily 10/19/20
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “From at least the age of six, romantic longing – Sehnsucht – had played an unusually central part in my experience. Such longing is in itself the very reverse of wishful thinking: it is more like thoughtful wishing. But it throws off what may be called systems of imagery.” Preface …
CSL Daily 10/18/20
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Evil comes from the abuse of free will.” The Problem of Pain (Published 10/18/1940) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: The Problem of Pain, Lewis’s first apologetic book was published on Oct. 18, 1940. – – – PURCHASE The Misquotable C.S. Lewis
CSL Daily 10/17/20
QUOTE OF THE DAY: [Screwtape Complains:] “The real trouble about the set your patient is living in is that it is merely Christian. They all have individual interests, of course, but the bond remains mere Christianity.” The Screwtape Letters – XXV – The Enemy Loves Platitudes (First published in The Guardian on 10/17/1941) – – – FACT OF …
CSL Daily 10/16/20
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “’Safe?’ said Mr. Beaver; ‘don’t you hear what Mrs. Beaver tells you? Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you.’” The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Published 10/16/1950) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: The Lion, the Witch …
CSL Daily 10/15/20
QUOTE OF THE DAY: [Aslan to Lucy; who wanted him to do the same thing as before:] “Things never happen the same way twice.” Prince Caspian (Published 10/15/1951) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: On Oct. 15, 1951 Prince Caspian was the second Narnia story published. – – – PURCHASE The Misquotable C.S. Lewis
CSL Daily 10/14/20
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Children are not deceived by fairy-tales; they are often and gravely deceived by school-stories. Adults are not deceived by science-fiction; they can be deceived by the stories in the women’s magazines.” An Experiment in Criticism (Published 10/13/1961) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis gave his first ever lecture on …
CSL Daily 10/13/20
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Nothing can deceive unless it bears a plausible resemblance to reality.” An Experiment in Criticism (Published 10/13/1961) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: On Oct. 13, 1961 An Experiment in Criticism was published; while a professional title by Lewis it is more readable than others. – – – PURCHASE The Misquotable C.S. Lewis …
CSL Daily 10/12/20
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “What does not satisfy when we find it, was not the thing we were desiring.” The Pilgrim’s Regress (2nd Edition Published October 1935) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: A second edition of The Pilgrim’s Regress was published in October, 1935 by Sheed & Ward. The first publisher was J.M. Dent …