C. S. Lewis Quotes


I never see why we should do anything unless it is either a duty or a pleasure! Life's short enough without filling up hours unnecessarily


Citations

Lewis, C. S. They Stand Together: The Letters of C. S. Lewis to Arthur Greeves (1914-1963), edited by Walter Hooper, Macmillan, 1979, p. 95.

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C. S. Lewis
C. S. Lewis
  • Born: November 29, 1898
  • Died: November 22, 1963
  • Nationality: Irish
  • Profession: Novelist, Scholar, Broadcaster

Clive Staples Lewis was a British writer and lay theologian. He held academic positions in English literature at both Oxford University (Magdalen College, 1925–1954) and Cambridge University (Magdalene College, 1954–1963). He is best known for his works of fiction, especially The Screwtape Letters, The Chronicles of Narnia, and The Space Trilogy, and for his non-fiction Christian apologetics, such as Mere Christianity, Miracles, and The Problem of Pain.