Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect, it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become.

Quote by CS Lewis

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We read to know we are not alone.

We read to know we are not alone.

An individual Christian may see fit to give up all sorts of things for special...

An individual Christian may see fit to give up all sorts of things for special...

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...

This is one of the miracles of love: It gives a power of seeing through...

This is one of the miracles of love: It gives a power of seeing through...

There are no ordinary people.

There are no ordinary people.

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

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

I could well believe that it is God's intention, since we have refused milder remedies,...

I could well believe that it is God's intention, since we have refused milder remedies,...

If we really think that home is elsewhere and that this life is a 'wandering...

If we really think that home is elsewhere and that this life is a 'wandering...

What does not satisfy when we find it, was not the thing we were desiring.

What does not satisfy when we find it, was not the thing we were desiring.

We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst.

We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst.

We ought to give thanks for all fortune: it is is good, because it is...

We ought to give thanks for all fortune: it is is good, because it is...

We're not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering...

We're not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering...

Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement.

Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement.

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...

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...

Christianity is the story of how the rightful King has landed, you might say in...

Christianity is the story of how the rightful King has landed, you might say in...

'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...

It is better to want what you have than to have what you want.

It is better to want what you have than to have what you want.

Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty

Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty

The most tragic thing in the world is a man of genius who is not...

The most tragic thing in the world is a man of genius who is not...

Don't let him have the satisfaction of knowing you'll always be there waiting.

Don't let him have the satisfaction of knowing you'll always be there waiting.

'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...