C.S. Lewis
1898 – 1963
About C.S. Lewis
S. Lewis (1898–1963) was a British author, literary scholar, and Christian apologist whose work spans fantasy fiction, children's literature, and theological writing. Born Clive Staples Lewis in Belfast, he was educated at Oxford, where he later taught medieval and Renaissance literature before moving to Cambridge in 1954.
His seven-volume Chronicles of Narnia (1950–56), including *The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe*, are among the best-loved children's books in English. His theological works — *Mere Christianity* (1952), *The Screwtape Letters* (1942), and *The Problem of Pain* (1940) — made him one of the most widely read Christian apologists of the 20th century. His memoir *Surprised by Joy* (1955) traces his conversion from atheism, and *A Grief Observed* (1961), written after his wife Joy Davidman's death, remains one of literature's most honest engagements with loss.
R. Tolkien at the Oxford Inklings deeply influenced both writers.
“Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.”
Quick Facts
- Born
- 1898
- Died
- 1963
- Lifespan
- 65 years
- Domain
- literature
- Quotes
- 5 collected
- Key Themes
- ResilienceBeliefCourageDreamsHope
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Wikipedia — C.S. LewisC.S. Lewis's Famous Quotes
5 quotes
“Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.”
— Widely attributed; exact source unverified in Lewis's published works
“We are what we believe we are.”
— Widely attributed; exact source unverified in Lewis's published works
“Courage, dear heart.”
— The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1952)
“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.”
— Widely attributed; exact source unverified in Lewis's published works
“There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.”
— Letter to Mary Willis Shelburne (April 17, 1953)
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C.S. Lewis (1898–1963) was a British author, literary scholar, and Christian apologist whose work spans fantasy fiction, children's literature, and theological writing. Born Clive Staples Lewis in Belfast, he was educated at Oxford, where he later taught medieval and Renaissance literature before moving to Cambridge in 1954. His seven-volume Chronicles of Narnia (1950–56), including *The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe*, are among the best-loved children's books in English. His theological works — *Mere Christianity* (1952), *The Screwtape Letters* (1942), and *The Problem of Pain* (1940) — made him one of the most widely read Christian apologists of the 20th century. His memoir *Surprised by Joy* (1955) traces his conversion from atheism, and *A Grief Observed* (1961), written after his wife Joy Davidman's death, remains one of literature's most honest engagements with loss. His friendship with J.R.R. Tolkien at the Oxford Inklings deeply influenced both writers. C.S. Lewis lived 1898 – 1963.