This is the first in a series new for 2024 entitled “MISQUOTE MONDAYS.” Each Monday this year I’m sharing a YouTube short highlighting a quotation credited to Lewis that is questionable. He didn’t write most of them. Below is the quote examined this week. You can also read about this one in a previously written …
The Latest on C.S. Lewis – Ep. 22 (September 03, 2023)
Timely and timeless news and information about Lewis and selected related authors. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Listen to The Latest on C.S. Lewis Ep. 22 (podcast/audio-only version) Watch it on YouTube: Last “Latest on Lewis” Post https://essentialcslewis.com/2023/08/23/latest-on-lewis-august-2023-update/ The New York C.S. Lewis Society (Lewis Manuscripts w/ Charlie Starr) http://www.nycslsociety.com/meetings C.S. Lewis Society of Central Indiana (Misquotes w/ William O’Flaherty) https://www.facebook.com/CSLewisofCentralIndiana …
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How I’d Like to Respond to Fake C.S. Lewis Quotes
Each day on social media you can easily find at least a half-dozen quotations falsely attributed to C.S. Lewis. Specifically, on Twitter, it is easy to find sayings claiming to be by him because people often use #CSLewis when sharing quotes. When I notice them, I often post a brief reply that goes something like …
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(CCSLQ-10) Children Distraction
UPDATED (8/4/18) – The Misquotable C.S. Lewis is my book that examines 75 quotations attributed to Lewis that I caution you not to share. Some are falsely attributed to him, others are paraphrases of his words, and a few have context issues. Don’t share a quote attributed to Lewis unless you can confirm he wrote it and the meaning …