C. S. Lewis Quotes


Very often the only way to get a quality in reality is to start behaving as if you had it already.


Citations

Lewis, C. S. Mere Christianity. Geoffrey Bles, 1952, p. 162.

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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.