QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Symbolism exists precisely for the purpose of conveying to the imagination what the intellect is not ready for.” Letter to Sister Penelope CSMV on 3/25/1943 (Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume II) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: On March 25, 1987 the US edition of Present Concerns, a …
CSL Daily 02/05/20
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I fancy we are all too ready, once we are converted ourselves, to assume that God will deal with everyone exactly as He does with us. But He is no mass-producer and treats no two quite alike.” Letter to Mrs. Jessup on 2/5/1954 (Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume III) …
CSL Daily 02/04/20
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Since term began I have had a delightful time reading a children’s story which Tolkien has just written.” Letter to Arthur Greeves on 2/4/1933 (Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume II) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: On February 4, 1933 Lewis wrote to his friend Arthur Greeves about reading a …
CSL Daily 09/02/19
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “If nothing, or nothing we recognise comes through, we imagine [God] has let us down and reject Him, perhaps at the very moment when help was on its way. . .” Letter to Mrs. Lockley on 9/2/1949 (Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume II) – – – FACT OF …
CSL Daily 08/10/19
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I think almost all the crimes which Christians have perpetrated against each other arise from this, that religion is confused with politics.” Letter to Don Giovanni Calabria 8/10/1953 (Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume III) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis’ letter to the editor of Church Times on …
CSL Daily 08/09/19
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “One hopes there will come a day when one can enjoy nice things said about one’s self just in the same innocent way as one enjoys nice things about anyone else—perfect humility will need no modesty.” Letter to Sister Penelope 8/9/1939 (Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume II) – – …
CSL Daily 06/10/19
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I can obey advice from others which I have often given myself in vain.” Letter to Mary Van Deusen 6/10/1952 (Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume III) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: The U.K. edition of Letters to an American Lady was published in June, 1969 (it was first …
CSL Daily 06/07/19
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “It does one good to see the fine side of people we’ve always seen the worst of.” Letter to Arthur Greeves 6/7/1930 (Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume I) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: “The Morte Darthur” by Lewis was a book review of The Works of …
CSL Daily 06/05/19
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I now feel that one must never say one believes or understands anything: any morning a doctrine I thought I already possessed may blossom into this new reality.” Letter to Sister Penelope 6/5/1951 (Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume III) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: The first known …
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 …