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Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) was a British writer and scholar, best known for his series "The Chronicles of Narnia" (1950-1956). These fantasy novels, including "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe," have become classics of children's literature. more Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) was a British writer and scholar, best known for his series "The Chronicles of Narnia" (1950-1956). These fantasy novels, including "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe," have become classics of children's literature. Lewis was also a prominent Christian apologist, with works like "Mere Christianity" (1952) and "The Screwtape Letters" (1942) exploring and defending the Christian faith. He taught at Oxford University for nearly three decades and later held the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at Cambridge University. His academic work, including "The Allegory of Love" (1936), remains influential in literary studies. Lewis died on November 22, 1963, the same day as the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. less

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"No good work is done anywhere without aid from the Father of Lights"
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"While we are actually subjected to them the pains and sorrows of life are despotic and monotonous; but retrospectively, the same troubles almost always turn into pleasurable memories or even funny stories"
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"God allows us to experience the low points of life in order to teach us lessons that we could learn in no other way"
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"Miracles are a retelling in small letters of the very same story which is written across the whole world in letters too large for some of us to see."
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"God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing."
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"You can make anything by writing."
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"Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less."
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