Our cause is never more in danger than when a human, no lon… - C. S. Lewis

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Our cause is never more in danger than when a human, no longer desiring, but still intending to do our Enemy's will, looks round upon a universe from which every trace of Him seems to have vanished, and asks why he has been forsaken, and still obeys.

C. S. Lewis

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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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