Hell is a state of mind - ye never said a truer word. And e… - C. S. Lewis

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Hell is a state of mind - ye never said a truer word. And every state of mind, left to itself, every shutting up of the creature within the dungeon of its own mind - is, in the end, Hell. But Heaven is not a state of mind. Heaven is reality itself. All that is fully real is Heavenly. For all that can be shaken will be shaken and only the unshakeable remains.

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Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963) was an Irish author, scholar of medieval literature, and Christian apologist. He is best known for his essays on Christianity and for the children's fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia.

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Pen Names: N. W. Clerk • Clive Hamilton

Birth Name: Clive Staples Lewis

Alternative Names: CS Lewis • C.S. Lewis • Clive Lewis • Nat Whilk

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