"We may be sure that the characteristic..." - Quote by C S Lewis

“We have discovered that the scheme of 'outlawing war' has made war more like an outlaw without making it less frequent and that to banish the knight does not alleviate the suffering of the peasant.”

“Autumn is really the best of the seasons”

“I wish they would remember that the charge to Peter was "Feed my sheep", not "Try experiments on my rats", or even "Teach my performing dogs new tricks".”

“Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.”

“Not to waste time on nonsense. Not to be taken in by conjurors and hoodoo artists with their talk about incantations and exorcism and all the rest of it. Not to be obsessed with quail-fighting or other crazes like that.”

“He only employs his passion who can make no use of his reason.”

“Not very good, I am afraid. But now really, do not you think Udolpho the nicest book in the world?" "The nicest—by which I suppose you mean the neatest. That must depend upon the binding.”

“Books are easy to find and easy to buy. A paperback these days only costs six or seven dollars. You can borrow that from your kids!”

“Whether I'm at the office, at home, or on the road, I always have a stack of books I'm looking forward to reading.”