C. S. Lewis Quotes on Humanity
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100 per cent of us die, and the percentage cannot be increased.
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You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilizations - these are mortal, and their life is to ours as the life of a gnat. But it is immortals whom we joke with, work with, marry, snub, and exploit - immortal horrors or everlasting splendours.
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The hardness of God is kinder than the softness of men, and His compulsion is our liberation.
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'You come from the Lord Adam and the Lady Eve', said Aslan. 'And that is both honour enough to erect the head of the poorest beggar, and shame enough to bow the shoulders of the greatest emperor on earth; Be content.'