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Quote by C. S. Lewis

“It may well be that by trickery of priests men have sometimes taken a mortal's voice for a god's. But it will not work the other way. No one who hears a god's voice takes it for a man's.”

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C. S. Lewis

C. S. Lewis was a British novelist, academic, and Christian theologian. He is renowned for his fictional works, particularly The Chronicles of Narnia, a series of fantasy novels that have become a beloved classic of children's literature. Lewis also penned adult fiction, including the science fiction trilogy Out of the Silent Planet and the space trilogy. His non-fiction works, such as Mere Christianity and The Problem of Pain, have had a significant impact on Christian thought and spirituality. more

“And for all I can tell, the only difference is that what many see we call a real thing, and what only one sees we call a dream. But things that many see may have no taste or moment in them at all, and things that are shown only to one may be spears and water-spouts of truth from the very depth of truth.”

May I Can Real Moments Dream Water Differences Taste Depth Real Things Spears

Book:Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold

Source: Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold

“What began the change was the very writing itself. Let no one lightly set about such a work. Memory, once waked, will play the tyrant.”

Writing Play Memories Tyrants

Book:Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold

Source: Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold

“Colon thought Carrot was simple. Carrot often struck people as simple. And he was. Where people went wrong was thinking that simple meant the same thing as stupid.”

People Thinking Simple Stupid Carrots

Author:Terry Pratchett

“[...] things most people do naturally are often inexplicably difficult for me.”