FACT OF THE DAY: The 20th letter from Screwtape was published in The Guardian today (9/12) in 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 …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 9/11
FACT OF THE DAY: “Blimpophobia” is an article written by Lewis that was published on September 9, 1944 in Time and Tide. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The scratches on your back, tear for tear, throb for throb, blood for blood, were equal to the stripes laid on the back of your stepmother’s …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 9/10
FACT OF THE DAY: Till We Have Faces, Lewis’s last published fictional work was released today (9/10) in 1956. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Die before you die, there is no chance after.” Till We Have Faces (Published 9/10/1956 – – – QUIZ OF THE DAY: Complete the quote and name the source …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 9/9
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis’s Studies in Words is a title that was published today (9/9) in 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 …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 9/8
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis was on the cover of Time on this date (9/8) in 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 …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 9/7
FACT OF THE DAY: The Silver Chair was first published in the UK on this date (9/7) in 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.” …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 9/6
FACT OF THE DAY: The Horse and His Boy was published today (9/6) in 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 …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 9/5
FACT OF THE DAY: Of Other Worlds: Essays and Stories edited by Walter Hooper was released today (9/5) in 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 …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 9/4
FACT OF THE DAY: On this date (9/4) in 1943 “My First School” was printed in Time and Tide as “Notes on the Way.” Reprinted in Present Concerns. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Only children quarrel about whether pancakes are nice or nasty, but grown men quarrel about whether an act is right …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 9/3
FACT OF THE DAY: “The Mythopoeic Gift of Rider Haggard” was first published today (9/3) in 1960 in Time and Tide as “Haggard Rides Again.” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “A great myth is relevant as long as the predicament of humanity lasts: as long as humanity lasts. It will always work, on …