“Don’t use words too big for the subject. Don’t say ‘infinitely’ when you mean ‘very’; otherwise you’ll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.” -C. S. Lewis
In honor of C. S. Lewis’ birthday, I wanted to share one of his quotes. This one made me laugh because I actually used the word ‘infinitely’ in one of my school papers where ‘very’ would probably work just as well. Interesting timing that this would show up and grab my attention.
Another interesting thing I read was his last book, Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer. I listened to just the first chapter, and it’s interesting that we still bring up the same questions today. I wanted to look at his last work because I truly love to see the evolution of artists. I can’t tell from the first chapter whether he changed any of his views. He seems to be pretty consistent over time, but I’d like to see if his last book shows some shift in his views on religion, or even if it just opens the door to possibility. If you’ve read Narnia, you know doors to possibility are kind of his thing.
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