Category Archives: Literature
“There is no other stream” by C.S. Lewis
“Although the sight of water made her feel ten times thirstier than before, she didn’t rush forward and drink. She stood as still as if she had been turned into stone, with her mouth wide open. And she had a very good … Continue reading
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“Eternal life is the ultimate story” by Douglas Wilson
“All the best stories which have been told or lived out before this are like dreams compared to the real story that we will all eventually wake up into. That story is one that never ends, ‘in which every chapter … Continue reading
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“Terrible and beautiful” by C.S. Lewis
“‘Who are you?’ asked Shasta. ‘Myself,’ said the Voice, very deep and low so that the earth shook: and again ‘Myself,’ loud and clear and gay: and then the third time ‘Myself,’ whispered so softly you could hardly hear it, … Continue reading
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“I grew up a word-haunted boy” by Pat Conroy
“I grew up a word-haunted boy. I felt words inside me and stored them wondrous as pearls. I mouthed them and fingered them and rolled them around my tongue. My mother filled my bedtime hour with poetry that rang like … Continue reading
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“But there I have another name” by C.S. Lewis
“‘Please, Aslan,’ said Lucy. ‘Before we go, will you tell us when we can come back to Narnia again? Please. And oh, do, do, do make it soon.’ ‘Dearest,’ said Aslan very gently, ‘you and your brother will never come … Continue reading
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“He’s a hedonist at heart” by C.S. Lewis
“He’s a hedonist at heart. All those fasts and vigils and stakes and crosses are only a facade. Or only like foam on the sea shore. Out at sea, out in His sea, there is pleasure, and more pleasure. He … Continue reading
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“On the Enemy’s ground” by C.S. Lewis
“Never forget that when we are dealing with any pleasure in its healthy and normal and satisfying form, we are, in a sense, on the Enemy’s ground. I know we have won many a soul through pleasure. All the same, … Continue reading
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