Here are a few of the quotes I’ve gleaned from recent excursions into Lewis’s work. I also just requested the books Miracles and Perelandra from Paperback Swap. They always have Lewis books available. Hurray!“Love is something more stern and splendid than mere kindness.”
“This is one of the miracles of love: It gives a power of seeing through its own enchantments and yet not being disenchanted.”
“Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person’s ultimate good as far as it can be obtained.”
“Why love if losing hurts so much? We love to know that we are not alone.”
C.S. Lewis is such a good writer. I really enjoyed reading “The Problem of Pain”. I am currently in the middle of “Miracles”. I think my favorite quote of these is the “Love is not affectionate feeling…” Thanks for the great and edifying web -site I enjoy reading it on a regular basis.
Great quotes! Question, what is the painting you used in the post?
it’s by one of my most favorite painters, Sir Frank Dicksee (who also did La Belle Dame Sans Merci and The Two Crowns . It’s called The Confession.
Aha! I thought the style looked familiar! Thank you.