QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The human mind has no more power of inventing a new value than of planting a new sun in the sky or a new primary colour in the spectrum.” The Poison of Subjectivism (Published in Christian Reflections on 1/23/1967) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: All the letters of the alphabet …
CSL Daily 01/09/20
FACT OF THE DAY: “The Birth of Language” is a poem by Lewis published January 9, 1946 in Punch (it uses planetary imagery). – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “May God’s grace give you the necessary humility. Try not to think—much less, speak—of their sins. One’s own are a much more profitable theme!” Letter to Mary Willis Shelburne …
CSL Daily 10/16/19
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 09/15/19
QUOTE OF THE DAY: [Aslan, speaking to Lucy] “But I will not tell you how long or short the way will be; only that it lies across a river. But do not fear that, for I am the great Bridge Builder.” The Voyage of the ‘Dawn Treader’ (Published 9/15/52) – – – FACT OF THE …
CSL Daily 09/11/19
QUOTE OF THE DAY: [Aslan, speaking to Aravis] “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 slave because of the drugged sleep you cast upon her. You needed to know what it felt like.” The Horse …
CSL Daily 09/07/19
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 Chair (Published 9/7/1953) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: The Silver Chair was first published in the UK …
CSL Daily 09/06/19
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. One might just as well say you’re her human.” The Horse and His Boy (Published 9/6/54) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: The …
CSL Daily 07/15/19
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “All my seven Narnian books, and my three science fiction books, began with seeing pictures in my head.” It All Began with a Picture (Published in Radio Times on 7/15/1960) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: “It All Began with a Picture” was an essay published in Radio Times on July 15, 1960. …
CSL Daily 06/27/19
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “You can’t get second things by putting them first; you can get second things only by putting first things first.” First and Second Things (Published in Time and Tide on 6/27/1942) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: The first paperback edition of The Magician’s Nephew came out on June 27, 1963 (first published May …
CSL Daily 06/03/19
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “After all, almost the main work of life is to come out of our selves, out of the little, dark prison we are all born in.” Letter to Keith Masson 6/3/1956 (Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume III) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis wrote to …