When you meet anything that's going to be human and isn't yet, or used to be human once and isn't now, or ought to be human and isn't, you keep your eyes on it and feel for your hatchet.

Quote by CS Lewis

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There, right in the midst of our lives, is that which satisfies the craving for...

There, right in the midst of our lives, is that which satisfies the craving for...

When Catholicism goes bad it becomes the religion of amulets and holy places and priestcraft:...

When Catholicism goes bad it becomes the religion of amulets and holy places and priestcraft:...

Joy is never in our power and pleasure often is

Joy is never in our power and pleasure often is

Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be...

Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be...

Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies...

Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies...

God put me on Earth to accomplish a certain number of things

God put me on Earth to accomplish a certain number of things

I sometimes wonder whether all pleasures are not substitutes for joy.

I sometimes wonder whether all pleasures are not substitutes for joy.

Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person's ultimate good...

Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person's ultimate good...

It is hard to have patience with people who say ''There is no death'' or...

It is hard to have patience with people who say ''There is no death'' or...

Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only...

Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only...

Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art. It has no survival value; rather it is...

Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art. It has no survival value; rather it is...

There must be several young women who would render the Christian life intensely difficult to...

There must be several young women who would render the Christian life intensely difficult to...

We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an...

We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an...

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.

But probably every age gets, within certain limits, the science it deserves.

But probably every age gets, within certain limits, the science it deserves.

Which of the religions of the world gives to its followers the greatest happiness? While...

Which of the religions of the world gives to its followers the greatest happiness? While...

'You come of the Lord Adam and the Lady Eve,' said Aslan. 'And that is...

'You come of the Lord Adam and the Lady Eve,' said Aslan. 'And that is...

If you think of this world as a place intended simply for our happiness, you...

If you think of this world as a place intended simply for our happiness, you...

Love may forgive all infirmities and love still in spite of them: but Love cannot...

Love may forgive all infirmities and love still in spite of them: but Love cannot...