50 Years Since Lewis

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of JFK.

While that day was tragic, his assassination overshadowed the death of one of the greatest thinkers of all time.

All day long you will hear about that dreadful day, but no one will mention C.S. Lewis. Of course the two died under different circumstances and with different responsibilities.

C.S. Lewis passed away fifty years ago today. There have been very few writers in the last one hundred years to have had such an influence as him.

I have recently fell in love with his works. The words he penned years ago are shaping the way I think and write.

Here are some of his most famous quotes:

“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: 'What! You too? I thought that no one but myself...'”

“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.” 

“Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.” 

“A children's story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children's story in the slightest.” 

“If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.” 

“The Christian does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He loves us.” 

“We are not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be.” 

“To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.”

“God can't give us peace and happiness apart from Himself because there is no such thing.” 

“Atheism turns out to be too simple. If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning...”

“There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.” 

“He died not for men, but for each man. If each man had been the only man made, He would have done no less.” 

“I didn’t go to religion to make me happy. I always knew a bottle of Port would do that. If you want a religion to make you feel really comfortable, I certainly don’t recommend Christianity.” 

What's your favorite C.S. Lewis quote?