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C.S. Lewis
“No man knows how bad he is till he has tried very hard to be good.”
C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

C.S. Lewis
“It is better to forget about yourself altogether.”
C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

C.S. Lewis
“Faith, in the sense in which I am here using the word, is the art of holding on to things your reason has once accepted, in spite of your changing moods.”
C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

“Forgiveness. The ability to forgive oneself. Stop here for a few breaths and think about this because it is the key to making art, and very possibly the key to finding any semblance of happiness in life. Every time I have set out to translate the book (or story, or hopelessly long essay) that exists in such brilliant detail on the big screen of my limbic system onto a piece of paper (which, let’s face it, was once a towering tree crowned with leaves and a home to birds). I grieve for my own lack of talent and intelligence. Every. Single. Time. Were I smarter, more gifted, I could pin down a closer facsimile of the wonders I see. I believe, more than anything, that this grief of constantly having to face down our own inadequacies is what keeps people from being writers. Forgiveness, therefore, is key. I can’t write the book I want to write, but I can and will write the book I am capable of writing. Again and again throughout the course of my life I will forgive myself.”
Ann Patchett, This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage

C.S. Lewis
“God is no fonder of intellectual slackers than He is of any other slacker.”
C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

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