The great thing, if one can, is to stop regarding all the u… - C. S. Lewis

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The great thing, if one can, is to stop regarding all the unpleasant things as interruptions of one's 'own,' or 'real' life. The truth is of course that what one calls the interruptions are precisely one's real life — the life God is sending one day by day.

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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Birth Name: Clive Staples Lewis

Alternative Names: Clive Hamilton • N. W. Clerk • CS Lewis • C.S. Lewis • Clive Lewis • Nat Whilk

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